This is the fourth in a series of women in Church history. Every year thousands of people join the Catholic Church. Among other beliefs, catechumens are asked to comprehend and accept the doctrine of purgatory. ...
Recently, Christians have heard much about the split in the Eastern Orthodox Church, between the church in Istanbul (Constantinople) and the church in Moscow. In October 2018, the patriarch of Constantinople agreed to the independence ...
In this week's Our Sunday Visitor In Focus, you'll get to know the men who helped guide the early Church, helping it become the Faith we encounter today. Meet both ante Nicene and post Nicene ...
Saint Angela Merici was an advocate for women's education. This foundress of the Company of Ursula revolutionized the way girls and mothers were taught the Gospel and virtues of Christianity. Learn more about her in ...
Venerated for centuries, St. Hildegard was a visionary, musician, abbess, scientist and writer who paved the way for women in the Church and society
Holy Thursday — also known as Maundy Thursday — is celebrated with solemn reverence as Catholics remember the institution of the Eucharist, the priesthood and Christ’s final commandment
During the Avignon papacy, Catherine guided Church leaders while living a devoted life of prayer, penance — providing a model for Church faithful today.
Every Catholic is familiar with the sights, the sounds and even the smells that adorn the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Glowing candles, ringing bells and the aroma of incense are etched forever in our ...
Every Sunday through the Nicene Creed, we Catholics profess our faith in Jesus Christ and express our complete conviction to the Divine Persons of the Most Holy Trinity. We stand up in community, in the ...
The Catholic Church has long honored early Christian leaders, theologians and teachers from the East (Greek) and West (Latin) as Fathers of the Church. Unlike Doctors of the Church, there is no official list of ...
