On the eve of Pentecost, Pope Leo XIV prayed that the Holy Spirit would help Catholic lay associations, movements and ...

The pontiff addressed a massive crowd, estimated by the Vatican at around 70,000, in St. Peter’s Square on June 7 during a ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a world marked by wars and where people are disconnected and numb with indifference, Pope Leo XIV ...

Following the centuries-old tradition, some of the faithful stopped first at the Franciscan cathedral to pray before walking ...

Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the ... Staff is a team of journalists dedicated to reporting news concerning the Catholic Church around the world. Our bureaus are located in Washington ...

Pentecost Sunday is one of movable feasts in the Church calendar. This is because it depends on the date of Easter. In the Church calendar it falls seven Sundays or 50 days after Easter Sunday.

On "Preach," Anthony SooHoo, S.J., draws on unexpected images from Celtic Christianity in his homily for Pentecost, Year C.

In this celebration of Pentecost from Leeds Cathedral, Monsignor Paul Grogan and young people from the Diocese of Leeds, ...

The Holy Spirit "writes in our hearts before all else the commandment of love that the Lord has made the center and summit of ...

Evangelical leader Rick Warren spoke at a Roman Catholic event in Rome last week and suggested in a related interview that ...

Msgr. Joseph Prior explains how Pentecost marked the Church’s beginning — a moment of divine action, spiritual unity, and mission in the world.

Pentecost is a movable feast because it is tied to the date of Easter, which is also a movable date. It is considered one of ...