It is called gift because it is conferred on those ... and with good reason are accepted as brothers by the children of the Catholic Church." 81 "Baptism therefore constitutes the sacramental ...

The season of Lent for Western Catholics began on Ash Wednesday, March 5; for Eastern Rite Catholics, Lent began on Clean ...

As the United States faces moral and political turmoil, the Catholic Church’s response is increasingly scrutinized. Are its ...

Low attendance and costly upkeep of the 94-year-old "beautiful but aging building” at 38 N. Austin Blvd. were cited as ...

COMMENTARY: The coming of Lent suggests that the gift of one’s memory to God involves the constant purification of memory ...

Roman Catholics connect salvation to participation in church sacraments such as baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist.

In the 1960s, most Catholic school teachers were members of religious orders. Now, many schools have one or two, or no nuns at all.

Sister Rosa, born Ngoc Hong Thi Pham in Vietnam, says the children she teaches at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy ... have "other ways to live their baptismal missions," McDonald said.

COMMENTARY: Lent is about deepening our knowledge and experience of the Suffering, Crucified and Resurrected God who loves us ...

What a beautiful gift! He also says to us ... Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace” (“Catechism of the Catholic Church” #1285). Like the other sacraments ...

said she has watched as her children gave up the Catholic faith. "My own children are pulling away from the church because they don't feel that their voice is being heard or that their own gifts ...