Anyone who is sincerely looking for God and seeking spiritual help is looking for a blessing. No one who asks for a blessing is morally perfect. Indeed, as we know after all the clergy scandals of ...

In response to new Vatican guidelines permitting nonliturgical pastoral blessings of homosexual couples, the bishops of Africa issued a united statement in which they said there will be “no ...

There is to be no blessing of a new home unless those who will live in it are present. A minister who is a priest or deacon greets those present in the following or other suitable words ...

In keeping with the Vatican’s admonition that such a blessing should not be performed with “any clothing, gestures, or words that are proper to a wedding,” Father Martin wore no robes ...

Church divided over Vatican ruling on same-sex blessings African priests say they will not bless gay unions No sign of schism such as that threatening Anglican church ABUJA, Dec 29 (Reuters ...

the bishops of Africa issued a united statement in which they said there will be “no blessing for homosexual couples in the African churches.” The letter, issued Jan. 11, was written by ...