We interrupt this Communion Rite . . . These may not be the introductory words used, but they might well be. At some point, the principal celebrant intervenes with something like this: ...

Meeting with members of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal for the first time since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the movement's spiritual foundations and encourages its ...

I was out for a few drinks and got chatting to a psychologist. She began telling me about her daughter’s upcoming First ...

Sir, – Simon Lewis’s article on modern Communions is food for thought (“I’m a school principal. I find it unsettling what First Holy Communion has become,” May 28th). While he makes valid points ...

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost by highlighting the role of the Holy Spirit in his repeated calls for peace in recent months, saying the spirit also guides the Church to truth amid a world marked by ...

Two philosophy professors, including a former Catholic priest, weigh up the ethics of a convenient baptism for school ...

DR. LUIS DIAS My first introduction to the music of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) must have been in my internship year 1989, my ‘golden year’, as I learned so much about music and music-making from ...

As Christians celebrate the Pentecost Sunday last Sunday, Rev. (Dr.) Fr. Emmanuel Obadjere, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Warri, wrote in this piece from Okpare- Olomu, Delta State, Nigeria. A ...

The new pope fears the awesome power of artificial intelligence will rob the authenticity of human encounters for the benefit ...

On May 30, Archbishop José H. Gomez will ordain three new priests for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles at the Cathedral of Our ...

John began falling out with noblemen early in his reign. Later he made the critical mistake of crossing the pope.

We both started our relationship as devout Catholics. But over the past 30-plus years, I lost my faith and am now an atheist, while he remains a devout Catholic. We’ve learned to live with this ...