A priest’s role in the Church extends beyond preaching and pastoral care; it involves celebrating the sacred liturgy.

What is the Mass? A. The Mass is the unbloody sacrifice ... A cope or large silk cloak and a humeral or shoulder veil. A. The priest wears special vestments and uses certain ceremonies while ...

Priests and deacons wear beautiful vestments during the celebration of the Eucharist and most of us, out of respect for our Lord, put on our “Sunday best” when we head to Mass. When we receive ...

Much of what we have learned subtly governs our perceptions through ingrained biases. The cawing of crows in Goguryeo times ...

The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is Jesus’ gift to humanity. God gave us his only begotten son, Jesus — and Jesus gave himself completely for us. The Mass offers abundant graces that can produce ...

Parish in 1997, NCR uncovered the groundbreaking ministry of Fr. James Callan, a priest whose daring vision would soon shake ...

Sunday mass at Oak Park church on Sunday commemorated Father Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the United States. He served in Chicago in the 1800s.

The work of Catholic prison ministry has been mostly carried out quietly. So much so, that it has long been thought of as ...

An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey has become a treasure house of artefacts. This is also the coronation church where some of the most significant people in ...

Pope Francis has appointed Father Gregg M. Caggianelli, a nearly 30-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force, as auxiliary bishop of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services. Bishop-designate ...

Calculating your body mass index (BMI) involves using a simple formula with your weight (in pounds or kilograms) and height (in inches or meters). BMI is used to estimate your body fat and establish ...

Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day. A 79-year-old retired priest, who served in the Diocese of Derry, has been banned from celebrating Mass with members of the public.