His was a dramatic papacy, frustrating conservatives and progressives alike. Beloved by the faithful, he leaves behind a ...

This Sacrifice is called the "Mass" very probably from the words "Ite Missa est," used by the priest as ... Five colors of vestments are used, namely, white, red, green, violet or purple, and ...

With the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, one may notice that there have been some changes in the prayers within the ...

A Southington man is remembering Pope Francis after he spent decades designing ceremonial clothing for pontiffs. For 45 years ...

A priest outside St Catherine of Siena adjusts ... To reach out to people who weren't Catholic or not practicing anymore. Just the idea of listening to them," Miller said. "Their issues their ...

The priest argued that "the most common impetus" inspiring young adult converts to the Roman Catholic Church "is that they realize the world cannot provide them with any moral order, or reasons ...

Two families of mixed Catholic and Orthodox Christian members are looking forward to celebrating Easter together on the same date in 2025 as they also hope to one day see greater unity among all ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic ... the formal vestments preferred by many traditionalist priests as “Grandma’s ...

Gammarelli tailors in Rome have dressed every new pope since the last century, but this time, frugal Francis may have ...

even granting an approval for Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples in a 2023 document. While Francis’ views were considered revolutionary in the Catholic faith, he otherwise upheld its ...

Erie Catholic Bishop Lawrence Persico and other ... the first Latin American pope but it's less likely to be another priest from the Americas. Someone from Africa or Asia is a possibility, Persico ...