For Catholics: As Catholics, we fully participate in the celebration of the Eucharist when we receive Holy Communion. In order to be properly disposed to receive communion, participants should not ...

Pope Francis remained in the hospital on Saturday recovering from double pneumonia as the Vatican’s Holy Year proceeded without him. "The night passed quietly, the pope is resting," the Vatican ...

One study found that participants who used a conventional swear word after an injury had an increase in pain threshold and tolerance compared to those who didn’t Kimberlee Speakman is a digital ...

March 6 (UPI) --Shout! Studios announced Thursday that Monty Python and the Holy Grail will return to theaters in May via Fathom Events. The comedy will screen May 4 and 7, a Sunday and Wednesday.

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church. Holy Thursday celebrates the ...

“The king and queen’s state visit to The Holy See has been postponed by mutual agreement, as medical advice has now suggested that Pope Francis would benefit from an extended period of rest ...

These are heady days for the Holy Cross men’s hockey team. The Crusaders captured their first league title since 2006, winning the Atlantic Hockey America regular-season championship thanks in ...

Holy Innocents’ and B.E.S.T. Academy won their first state championships, Butler got its first since 1965, Sandy Creek and North Oconee successfully defended titles, and Wheeler, Tri-Cities and ...

The Dáil has passed changes to speaking time arrangements in the chamber amid chaotic scenes in which Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy said deputies were "making a holy show of themselves".

The palm branches are burned into a fine powder and in the United States, mixed with holy water or oil to create a light paste, according to the Catholic News Agency. In other parts of the world ...

Yet, in an update on Monday, the Vatican Press Office wrote, "Today the Holy Father presented two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, caused by a major accumulation of endobronchial mucus ...

Thousands of holy wells in Ireland serve as sites of worship and prayer and continue to attract visits from miracle-seekers. Ireland is home to more than 3,000 holy wells, each attached to their ...