Early in the COVID pandemic, Catholic clergy — along with pastors in many other traditions — struggled with secular authorities or even their own leaders while trying to provide sacred rites at the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Paul VI Hall held around 5,000 faithful this morning, who listened to Pope Benedict unfold St. Paul’s teaching on the sacraments. When people receive the sacraments, he explained, they encounter ...

DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: A question on celebrants and recipients of Holy Communion while in a state of grave sin. Cardinal Angelo Sodano distributes Holy Communion during the "Pro Eligendo Pontifice ...

A woman is denied marriage in the church because she can't secure the annulment of her previous marriage to a mentally ill husband who has disappeared. A Catholic grandmother believes her Buddhist ...

FARGO, N.D. — In the largely rural Diocese of Fargo, N.D., Father Paul Duchschere will soon be one among many priests helping to prepare children for a sacrament commonly reserved for later in life.

The BYU Museum of Art's new art exhibit,'Of Souls and Sacraments: Symbol and Context in Christian Art,' will be on display until July 13, 2024. The exhibit focuses on symbols and themes from ...

Q: I’m Protestant by upbringing, but my husband is Catholic. We attend a Catholic Church, and our three children were baptized Catholic. I was raised in the United Methodist Church, and still feel ...