“I lived as I knew how. I laboured as I could. I did not forget about God and my people. I studied, read, and thought and ...

St. Claire’s Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul: Messages for the St. Vincent de Paul should be sent to St.

While you might hope to glimpse your great-great-grandfather’s baptismal certificate, the confirmation record of a distant cousin or the sacramental marriage certificate of your long-forgotten ...

The Vatican decided to restore the ancient practice of permanent deacons after the Second Vatican Council in 1967 but ...

Pope Francis greets a child after he baptized him during Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 12, 2025, the feast of the Baptism of ... necessary documents or certificates of enrollment ...

80 The sacramental bond of the unity of Christians 1271 Baptism constitutes the foundation of communion among all Christians, including those who are not yet in full communion with the Catholic ...

We cannot baptize a child against the wishes of its parents; and if the parents are not Catholics, they must not only consent to the baptism, but also agree to bring the child up in the Catholic ...

Keywords: baptism of jesus jordan Solène Tadié Solène Tadié is the Europe Correspondent for the National Catholic Register. She is French-Swiss and grew up in Paris. After graduating from Roma ...

During a Mass on Jan. 31, 2025 at St. Mary’s Church in Rockville, Sophie Durandal, a fifth grader at St. Mary’s School, ...

In early January, Catholic news outlets released a reminder that Catholics are eligible for special indulgences this year. Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time ...

Modern society must adopt an approach similar to that of St Brigid, “recognising that working for justice is an essential element of true compassion”, ...

The Vatican's top diplomat met with papal representatives to various Middle Eastern countries to discuss possible avenues toward peace in the region and the state of the Catholic Church there.