“Catechism of the Catholic Church,” 1114-1130). First and foremost, the sacraments are the sacraments of Christ. They are of Christ because he instituted all seven. In essence, the sacraments ...

CCC, 1486, 1497. Individual and integral confession of grave sins followed by absolution remains the only ordinary means of reconciliation with God and with the Church. [22] Cf. CCC, 1527 ...

Many sacred beliefs of our Catholic faith can be traced to the 21 ecumenical councils held since the fourth century.

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Bishop Thulani Victor Mbuyisa of South Africa’s Catholic Diocese of Kokstad has cautioned the newly ordained Deacons and ...

A new church built beside a destroyed one, where a Protestant Christian was burnt alive in Kandhamal – the epicentre of the ...

Armed conflict between the military and pro-independence rebels has killed, displaced thousands since the 1960s ...

Four miles from Walmart down a dirt road sits the Carmel of Mary Monastery in Wahpeton next to the Wild Rice River, which is ...

It is not important to be perfect, but it is necessary to be credible,” the pope said in his homily at the Mass in St.

Being a devoted Catholic on a mostly secular campus can be challenging; Swantek says he’s never felt “more needed as a priest ...