Regarding valid occasions for requesting the apostolic blessing, the almoner’s office establishes strict criteria. They are ...

"Bless this land with a spirit of cooperation, dignity for each individual, and love of God," said Elder Rasband in Abidjan ...

Pope Leo XIV, history's 1st American pope, takes first popemobile ride through St. Peter's Square ahead of installation.

(WLOX) — For 47 years, the Blessing of the Fleet has served as ... “The Vietnamese people, the Catholic people, and even our first Vietnamese King Fisherman, Tra Nguyen, also known as Captain ...

In the Irish Catholic Church of my pre-Vatican II childhood ... Consulting the internet, I found a twelve-o’clock Mass with throat blessing at St. Brigid’s in Alphabet City.

in particular for his intervention with ailments of the throat. In the Middle Ages, he was numbered among the Fourteen Holy Helpers, and the blessing of the throats emerged in the form practiced ...

followed by a blessing from Byrne. At the conclusion of the Mass, two students received the 2024 Diane Hesterhagen Memorial Award, formerly known as the Catholic Identity Award, in honor of ...

Pope Francis corrected his questioner about the Catholic Church's stance toward same-sex couples in a rare interview, explaining he allowed the blessings of individual people but not a same-sex union.

A Chicago priest has issued an apology for performing recently a blessing of a same-sex couple, which was filmed and posted on social media. Vincentian Father Joseph S. Williams, pastor of St. Vincent ...

It’s a labor of love.” Kochinski has been preparing Easter baskets for blessing since she was a little girl in Windber, where she and her parents attended St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church. “My ...

The document has caused much controversy in the Catholic Church, with some bishops’ conferences saying they would refuse anything that appears to be a blessing of a homosexual couple.

Since he is the patron saint of those who suffer from throat ailments (and the doctors who treat them), many parishes around the world offer the “blessing ... of the Catholic Church — called ...