But what is Lent, exactly? At its core, Lent is a solemn season focused on faith and sacrifice. However, there’s much more to ...

Notre Dame’s OCIA program, the largest in University history, is guiding 55 students through the process of initiation into ...

“Holy Week is a great time to be reminded that feelings of hope, gratitude, and renewal are possible when you’re open to them ...

I taste tested hot cross buns from M&S, Aldi, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Lidl, Morrisons and Asda to see how they compared in ...

That weekend, 842 catechumens and 165 candidates took another step towards full communion with the Catholic Church. The final ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy blesses more than 800 catechumens, candidates, godparents, sponsors, and family members catechumens and candidates who attended the March 16, 2025 Rite of Election and Call ...

The Māori Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (Te Hāhi Mihinare ki Aotearoa ki Niu Tīreni, ki Ngā Moutere ...

This Sunday, my husband will be cooking up his famous corned beef, with all the trimmings. The “flat” of a brisket has been “corning” in a bucket on ice all week. Monday is St. Patrick’s Day, but ...

With the ELCA in full communion with the Episcopal Church ... The congregation is invited to join and sing with the choir for ...

More than 450 catechumens took their next step into entering the Catholic Church at the Rite of Election, presided over by ...

With 458 catechumens taking their next step into entering the Catholic Church at the 2025 Rite of Election, Auxiliary Bishop ...

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) has been renamed to the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA).