While Francis’ funeral processions have broken with tradition in a variety of ways — including allowing the public to view ...

Further reading: The symbol, a source of harmony The “condiment ... which explains its presence as protection in many pagan rituals. In the Catholic tradition, until before Vatican II, baptismal ...

Bread that is both gentle and easily broken. Further reading: The child, a symbol of our own birth Gentleness and divisibility were, to the Greeks, the essential qualities of matter. Marble yields ...

The Catholic Archdiocese of Freiburg has announced ... The archdiocese has framed its decision to allow use of the symbol in these instances as “differentiated target group communication.” ...

Lenten symbols are placed before the altar at St. Anne Church in North Little Rock. For the past three years, Hannah Woeltje has prepared the altar for Lent. The items include a cross, crown of thorns ...