French Archbishop Guy de Kerimel of Toulouse defended his appointment of a priest convicted of sexually abusing a minor as diocesan chancellor, saying that he had "chosen the path of mercy." ...

A: It is true that a devout reception of holy Communion can forgive venial (less serious) sins. Like the Catechism of the ...

Since he has the ministry of Peter in the Church, the Pope is associated with every celebration of the Eucharist, wherein he is named as the sign and servant of the unity of the universal Church.

For more than 40 years, Sister Monika has been living in Vadstena, Sweden, with the Bridgettine Sisters, a Catholic congregation with a long history and Nordic roots. Her vocational journey took her ...

In Sweden, where the Moscow Patriarchate has grown to five registered congregations, some 2,000 members and now a church, the institution’s expansion has not gone unnoticed, however.

Let’s not forget that, once upon a time, Catholicism was quite active in those countries. The Church honors “three kings” as ...

Just about everything about the onion-domed Russian Orthodox church near the otherwise unassuming Swedish city of Vasteras seems odd: its close proximity to the airport, its taller-than-planned spire, ...

1285 Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the "sacraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. It must be explained to the faithful ...

After an hour-and-a-half's tour of the vineyard, the three middle-aged couples in the audience get their reward: the right to buy some of the first bottles of full strength alcohol sold legally in ...

Portland’s Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church goes beyond baklava for its annual festival The 41st annual Greek Festival is happening this weekend. How does a city church bring the music ...