Four Readings from lives of the Saints - The readings ... and a candle (as at the Easter Vigil). The Entrance Procession: Servers (properly vested, of course) lead the procession, carrying cross ...

Bishop Joseph Shen Bin led the faithful in celebrating the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord and the start of the Jubilee Year ...

A scribe who survived the newsweekly apocalypse and then the scripted comedy crash offers some handy tips on when to bail on ...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity began January 18. Once a major obstacle for other Christian churches, the primacy of ...

Traditionally, the organ is silent from Holy Thursday until the Alleluia at the Easter Vigil, as are all bells ... Liturgy of the Word - reading of the Passion. Intercessory prayers for the ...

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Celebrating the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s willingness to accept a proposal for a common date for celebrating Easter in the ...

The vigil also included a choir singing Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven" and Bible readings. Before the vigil ended with the singing of "Amazing Grace," the Rev. Matthew Rose, lead pastor at ...

Francis spent much of the past decade in relatively good health but has dealt with several painful medical conditions over ...

Dozens of friends, neighbors and family members turned out Friday night for a vigil to honor the lives of Beverly and Wendell Harmon in front of their Altadena home, where the couple were shot and ...

A candle is lit for LaTasha Polk, the last of 14 victims to be identified who were killed in a New Year's Day attack on Bourbon Street, during a vigil for the victims Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025 ...