1313 In the Latin Rite, the ordinary minister of Confirmation is the bishop. 132 If the need arises, the bishop may grant the faculty of administering Confirmation to priests, 133 although it is ...

ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV affirmed Wednesday that priests must be celibate and insisted that bishops take “firm and ...

The largest of these eastern rites is the Byzantine. The Byzantine liturgy is based on liturgy developed by St. James for the Antiochaian church, but modified by St. Basil (329-379) and St. John ...

During the Mass of Priesthood Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 21, 2025 ...

"Let us bring the peace of the risen Lord to our world, with the freedom born of the knowledge that we have been loved, ...

Increased security measures at Byzantine parishes in Northwest Indiana and elsewhere are underway after Monday’s violent attack on a Merrillville priest. The case, which has been forwarded to ...

While the Milwaukee rite was completed in a single day, the Earling exorcism took 23 days. After the Earling exorcism, Riesinger returned to the monastery in Marathon.

Non sequitur: It simply does not follow that the omission of women when Christ was appointing apostles should debar women from being priests, deacons or other Church officers.

Today our laity want us to preserve our tradition and dress code. When other rites opt for informal dress code for clergy, our people object to changes in the dress code," he added. But not all agree.

Sergei’s last rites were also performed in Pushkar and Rishikesh,” said Paraneshwar Shastri, a friend of Sergei. Grablevesky was not an ordinary soldier.

Biographical / Historical Date: Le Moyne original based on observations in Florida 1562, 1564-5. De Bry engraving, 1591. Artist: Engraving by Theodor de Bry after original by Jacques le Moyne de ...