After decades of conservative leadership, Francis tried to reset the course of the Roman Catholic Church, emphasizing ...

I recall many evolving encounters with the central symbol of my faith: the Cross. As a second grader, reciting the Prayer ...

OCIA is the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, previously called the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA.

Seven well known personalities, of different faiths and beliefs, tackle a challenging 300km pilgrimage on iPlayer and BBC Two from 20 April ...

5. Tetbury Good Shed presents Afternoon Music on Wednesday, April 23 at 2pm with Mansfield Smith, which is made up of husband and wife team Guy Mansfield-Smith, on vocals, guitar and harmonica, and ...

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POPE FRANCIS once defined his idea of heaven as “to go out one day, without being recognised, and go to a pizzeria.” The ...

Simon Tierney looks back and finds that even as a child, the whole First Holy Confession thing struck him as bizarre.

At church, she is deep in prayer when I return to the pew after Communion and we hold hands. This, to me, illustrates the fruits of ecumenism. Damian Whitney is a stay-at-home dad who lives in ...

A block away, the president, first lady Melania Trump and their son ... message before the service with instructions on receiving communion — and turning off cellphones and cameras.

Congregants can follow the prayers on large plasma TVs that hang ... When bells tolled for Communion, congregants lined up to receive it, waiting their turn for a priest to break bread and place ...

Good Friday is the Friday right before Easter and is a day to remember what Christ did for us on the cross. It's a time to ...