As the Bishop of Rome he is the head of the Latin or Roman rite. This is by far the largest rite in the Church. It was founded by St. Peter in Rome around 42 A.D. The current Eucharistic liturgy ...

As the 88-year-old Pope enters the final stage of his pontificate, we pause to consider the contribution he has made to ...

RCIA, or the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, is now officially called OCIA, or the Order of Christian Initiation for ...

1298 When Confirmation is celebrated separately from Baptism, as is the case in the Roman Rite, the Liturgy of Confirmation begins with the renewal of baptismal promises and the profession of ...

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Activision, a game developer at one point, has published many games from FPS titles like Call of Duty to superhero games like ...

Further reading: Vatican publishes simplified liturgical rite for papal funerals "The funeral ... the Salus Populi Romani (Protectress of the Roman People) icon, housed in a side chapel of Saint ...

More than 450 catechumens took their next step into entering the Catholic Church at the Rite of Election, presided over by ...

Dobson, 27, joined 290 other Catechumens, those entering the church who are not baptized, at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More ...

Catholic dioceses across England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are reporting a sizeable increase in the number of adults who ...

To sit down and meditate or kneel down and pray is possibly the most radical option we have. Finding silence and stillness ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha presented the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio with an icon of the ...