Are they still prohibited from receiving Communion or confession ... in the Acta Apostolicae Sedis (the official journal of the Holy See) as authentic magisterium.” A new norm was thus established.

Pope Francis is formally inaugurating the 2025 Holy Year, reviving an ancient church tradition encouraging the faithful to ...

A Medieval silk bag that once held Henry III's seal has connections to Charlemagne's burial shroud. A Medieval silk bag the ...

For in the holy Eucharist, the Catechism of the Catholic ... on the first Sunday of Advent, let us take this opportunity to reflect on the manner in which we receive our Lord in holy Communion.

15 1220 If water springing up from the earth symbolizes life, the water of the sea is a symbol of death and ... "Our Father." 1244 First Holy Communion . Having become a child of God clothed ...

For Catholics, it marks the revival of the city’s spiritual heart, a place where faith has been nurtured for centuries. For ...

More than 2,000 people gathered inside the Notre Dame Cathedral for the first time in Paris since a 2019 fire to take part in a Sunday Mass led by the archbishop.

PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral, its air thick with the smell of incense, on Sunday hosted its first Mass since the ...