head of the Russian Orthodox Church's (ROC) legal department, in a mid-December statement. “Sacraments such as communion, anointing, and other religious rites performed by clergy in residential ...

Argentine bishops interpreted Chapter VIII of Amoris Laetitia—where Pope Francis addressed the related issue of remarried divorcees receiving the sacraments—emphasizing not only pastoral ...

In Italy for university study, the students encountered the Christian faith through a journey shared with the monastic ...

COMMENTARY: Here are some suggestions for how we can make this jubilee year a time of spiritual renewal in the Catholic ...

The onus was now on the laity to copulate. The clergy now presided over marriages, which joined the Eucharist as one of seven sacraments. Spirituality now embodied family values: Joseph became a ...

Last week, now-Lord Carey, 89, announced he would no longer serve as a priest, surrendering his permission to officiate the sacraments after more than 60 years. The scandals have bled into other ...

Authorities also discovered at least one skeleton of a minor. Lev Tahor is an ultra-orthodox organization, that moved to the village of El Amatillo in the southern department of Santa Rosa in 2016, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan authorities searched the compound of an extremist ultra-orthodox ...

On Dec. 19, 1999, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Hanceville, Alabama, was officially opened and consecrated. The opening Mass was celebrated by the Diocese of Birmingham’s bishop at ...