Pope Leo XIV ’s inaugural Mass on Sunday morning in St. Peter’s Square and Basilica is a ritual filled with symbolism that ...

Pope Leo XIV vowed Sunday to work for unity in a polarized Catholic Church and world, as history’s first American pope ...

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When they returned to Georgia, they enrolled in Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) and found an apartment near their church, where Anna says you can hear the bells calling you.

Through the Order of Christian ... of the Sacraments of Initiation – Baptism (if needed), Confirmation and the Eucharist – at the Easter Vigil. Three individuals from diverse cultural and faith ...

That’s a whopping 84 percent increase from last year, with most of the growth coming from adults. The remaining 2,786 catechumens — children and adults without any past sacraments — received baptism .

Twenty-five people were baptized during the Easter Vigil, part of a 52-person strong Order of Christian Initiation of Adults class — an all-time high at the Congregation of the Holy Cross-run ...

“which with the sacraments of Christian initiation became a temple of the Holy Spirit and with the sacrament of episcopal orders was totally dedicated to serving the people of God.” The rites are ...

Practiced by all Churches, baptism is a fundamental rite marking the entry into Christian ... of the three "initiation" sacraments – baptism, the Eucharist and confirmation. Adult baptisms ...