On the basis of age-old custom, water is one of the signs that the Church often uses in blessing the faithful. Holy water reminds the faithful of Christ, who is given to us as the supreme divine ...

1. Any priest may confer the blessings of the Church, except those reserved to the Pope, to bishops, or to others. * A reserved blessing which is conferred by a priest who does not have the ...

Drinks, a few words, chicken barbecue, cookies, desserts, songs and His Eminence going to each table and blessing them. I just want to say we’re grateful for him. The Oscars. Those who can’t ...

Our 46 Heads of State all had interactions with the Jewish community – positive and negative, historic and bizarre ...

This means Easter can happen anytime between March 22nd and April 25th. The way we calculate the date was set by the Church long ago at the Council of Nicaea in AD 325 to keep it in line with the ...