More than 200 state-run secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland will begin to phase out historical Catholic symbols and mandatory Masses, Irish sources have reported. The new regulations apply to ...

King Charles III will be crowned on Saturday in Westminster Abbey in the first royal coronation since that of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years ago. The coronation will be a Christian service, ...

In 1961, when John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the nation's first Catholic president, Boston Cardinal Richard Cushing began his invocation "in the name of the Father, and the Son and the Holy Ghost.

A large swath of European art history may feel inaccessible to museum visitors because of its Catholic symbols. Perhaps the 2022 lull in museum attendance demonstrates that without blockbuster shows ...

Balance to be used in the display of multi-denominational religious symbols as Catholic symbols to be phased out and Masses no longer compulsory. New Education and Training Board rules will see over ...

(RNS) — 'Did they single out the Catholic Church, or is it simply that our symbols of religion are so visible that they make an easy target?' said Aaron M. Weldon, of the USCCB's Office of Religious ...

The symbols we employ during the sacred triduum have reminded us of their power in recent days. The water of baptism is the foremost symbol of the paschal mystery. Water cleans the body and, in ...

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Rome • Matteo Salvini slipped the rosary out of his pocket right before Premier Giuseppe Conte began his speech to Parliament. He took it out and kissed it again midway through the address, just as ...

One priest believes ‘that prayers and priestly blessings are always the appropriate response to vandalization of holy things and images of saints.’ Catholics gathered last month to defend a statue of ...

As part of the coronation, the king’s head, hands, and breast will be anointed with chrism oil, which in the Catholic Church is most commonly associated with baptism and confirmation. The Imperial ...

ROME (AP) — Matteo Salvini slipped the rosary out of his pocket right before Premier Giuseppe Conte began his speech to Parliament. He took it out and kissed it again midway through the address, just ...