Children from St Stephen's De La Salle National School received their First Holy Communion recently and Waterford News & Star ...

At the Sunday Angelus, the pope prayed for “a just and lasting peace” as the Church closed a monthlong Marian appeal for ...

Constantine XI Palaiologos, last Byzantine emperor. Credit: George E. Koronaios /Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0 On May 29, 1453, the Ottoman army, led by Mehmed the Conqueror, seized Constantinople, ...

The new pope fears the awesome power of artificial intelligence will rob the authenticity of human encounters for the benefit ...

The Pontiff prayed that the Holy Spirit would save humanity from war, misery and sin. ‘Christ restores peace between God and ...

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Q: Is it ever acceptable to say something other than “amen” when receiving Communion? Would “thank you,” “he’s alive” or even “hallelujah!” ever work? A: The short answer is no, the one and only ...

The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals would bring about seismic changes — and not for the better, argues Paul Avis THE 2024 report Nairobi-Cairo Proposals (NCPs), from the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on ...

One of the most somber days of the Christian calendar has arrived: Good Friday. The holy day, which takes place a couple of days before Easter, commemorates Jesus Christ's sacrifice, more specifically ...

Holy Week marks the final week of Lent for Christians and leads up to Easter Sunday. In 2026, Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday on March 29 through Easter Sunday on April 5, commemorating the events ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Holy Week marks the final week of Lent for Christians and leads up to Easter Sunday. In 2026, Holy Week runs from Palm Sunday on ...

The most important week of the Catholic Church’s liturgical year is just ahead. Holy Week, the eight days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday when Catholics spiritually walk alongside the week of Jesus ...