89 For "by the sacrament of Confirmation ... receives the "mark," the seal of the Holy Spirit. A seal is a symbol of a person, a sign of personal authority, or ownership of an object.

Most priests are indeed saintly in sacrificing convenience so as to stay in the confessional in wait for penitents desiring to renew their relationship with God ...

1214 This sacrament is called Baptism , after the central ... the water of the sea is a symbol of death and so can represent the mystery of the cross. By this symbolism Baptism signifies communion ...

The tableau came alive with costumes, illustrative images flashing on the screen and court members completing the scene with ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy blesses more than 800 catechumens, candidates, godparents, sponsors, and family members catechumens and candidates who attended the March 16, 2025 Rite of Election and Call ...

In the presence of their ecstatic families, Ian Porlas and Mary Jane Abubutal saw their dream of a lifetime come true: to ...

Pope St. John Paul II could well be called the "apostle of life." He spent his entire pontificate boldly proclaiming the ...

Christians from the Catholic faith in Tamale received ashes on Wednesday in the shape of a cross on their foreheads, signifying dust, grief, humility and repentance. This holy Mass service on Ash ...

As Pope Francis emphasizes liturgical formation in what may be his final message on the subject, the church faces a crisis in ...

We just take the color for granted and see it as a symbol of penance,” Father Sibley ... Franciscan Father Patrick Whittle, a professor of sacraments and liturgy at Franciscan University in ...

Wenksi explained that during the 40-day period of lent, Catholics will revisit the sacrament of ‘penance ... foreheads in the sign of a cross as a symbol of their willingness to live life ...