1232 The second Vatican Council restored for the Latin Church "the catechumenate for adults ... with Baptism followed immediately by Confirmation and the Eucharist, while in the Roman rite ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic ... Baptism. 111 When adults are baptized, they immediately receive Confirmation and participate in the Eucharist. 112 1299 In the ...

Attitudes towards the centrality of the eucharist have changed over time, and vary in churches today, reports Madeleine ...

This year, the Archdiocese of S. Paul and Minneapolis began collecting information from its 185 parishes about the number of ...

I’m sitting at my desk looking at Procter and Frere’s A New History of the Book of Common Prayer, and thinking of our ...

Critical criteria for the future of the Roman Catholic community included potential for priests to work in "vibrant and healthy" environments and for parishioners to have their needs met ...

Molly Worthen’s religious history provides a fascinating counterpoint to Rauch’s polite intransigence, Alan Bean says.

As they prepare to arrive in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles June 20, the pilgrims are also praying for crowds protesting ...

Diann Wolfraven used to pride herself on her house and her yard at 226 Jefferson St. She’d spend hours working on the interior or the exterior of her South Side home, and often got compliments ...

As eight young adults accompany the Blessed Sacrament across the United States, Franciscan chaplains offer daily spiritual ...

Further reading: Adult baptism requests shake up the Catholic Church This evangelization, "unconsciously" and "unknowingly," takes place in the modesty of everyday life, one of the guarantees of ...

The Vatican has clarified that – yes, indeed – it is permissible for the Catholic Church ... He said allowing the baptism of transsexuals who are "adults who have also undergone hormonal ...