As he looked around, every house around him was burned to the ground except his house ... Jesse Romero says a Catholic lawyer and movie producer in California told him he believes the Epiphany ...

Many Catholic parishes will give their parishioners a piece of chalk, a small bottle of holy water, and the words for the house blessing so that each family can bless their home. A chalk home blessing ...

Around the Christmas period, most families are preparing for the festivities by hanging decorations, planning dinner parties, ...

Pope Francis speaks during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Oct. 18, 2023. AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino Pope Francis’ Dec. 18, 2023, announcement that Catholic ...

Vatican City • In an unprecedented opening by the Catholic Church toward welcoming LGBTQ people, the Vatican’s Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith approved the blessing of same-sex couples this ...

Several Archdiocese of Chicago Catholic parishes have hosted pet blessings throughout Lake County and the surrounding area in recent weeks in celebration of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the ...

The Catholic bishops of the Netherlands have issued a cautious, qualified response to the Vatican’s controversial guidance on blessings, striking a markedly different tone than their most immediate ...

Theologians and LGBTQ+ advocates greeted with mixed emotions the unexpected Dec. 18 declaration from the Vatican's doctrinal office that Catholic priests could bless same-sex couples, as well as ...

If home is where the heart is, it may be beneficial to have a blessing carved in stone on the front. While date stones featuring the year a home was constructed — and often the inhabitants’ names — ...

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