The holy icon of Panagia Soumela, located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is the symbol of Hellenism in Pontus.

It has hardly been a year since the conclusion of the Year of the Rosary and we have yet again another initiative of the Holy Father: The Year of the Eucharist (October 2004 – October 2005).

Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that connects back to Peter, ...

most especially of the Eucharist: You ask how the bread becomes the Body of Christ, and the wine . . . the Blood of Christ I shall tell you: the Holy Spirit comes upon them and accomplishes what ...

As a convert of the Eucharistic Revival, I pray that the next Pope chooses to lead with the message of the greatest treasure of the Church, Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, who alone can bring the ...

Here are five of the most memorable prayers the late Holy Father delivered over the ... pandemic Pope Francis blessing the world with the Eucharist before an empty St. Peter’s Square at the ...

Cardinal Kevin Farrell’s announcement began “Dear brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome ...

He has opposed divorced or remarried Catholics from receiving Holy Communion ... allowing divorced and remarried couples to receive the Eucharist. He has criticised the Church's new stance ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome on Saturday afternoon after a Vatican funeral for the “Pope among the people” attended ...

The new Pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American pontiff to be elected leader of the ...

which says it “fully incorporates” church dogma in “every aspect” of the school — e.g., students are expected to adhere to the belief that “Christ is present in the Holy Eucharist.” ...