CCC, 1536, 1591, 1598. It is bishops who confer the sacrament of Holy Orders in the three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and dia­conate. In the Latin Church, the sacrament of Holy Orders for ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism ...

The Synod on Synodality disappointed many women’s hopes that it would recognize women’s essential role in the church. A women ...

The late Dominican priest Gustavo Gutiérrez, a celebrated Catholic theologian, had long argued that the Christian doctrine ...

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

The Catholic Community of Plainview’s next Good Shepherd program is March 15 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church cafeteria, 410 W. 28th St. The Good Shepherd program includes ...

Belmont - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish (6390 Belmont Ave. NE); Fish fries scheduled for March 7, March 21 and ...

The Archbishop of Baltimore has decided to lower the age of confirmation from the mid-teens to 9, a move designed to counter ...

St. Paul the Apostle will host fish fry Fridays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each Friday of Lent until April 11 with $13 lunches that ...