During the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night the priest or deacon carries the candle in procession into the dark church. A new fire, symbolizing our eternal life in Christ, is kindled which ...

This past weekend, the people in Bethlehem welcomed the friars of the Custody of the Holy Land, led by the custos, to ...

The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem said he is counting on a rapid normalization of pilgrimage tourism following the ceasefire ...

Photos by Mike Walsh On Nov. 26, Saint Charles Borromeo Parish in Sicklerville hosted a family gathering in preparation for ...

In Catholic churches there will be a votive candle stand in front of statues of ... The font is a basin that holds holy water and is where Catholics are baptised and become part of the Church.

In a Catholic funeral several symbols are used. The paschal candle, sometimes known as the Easter candle, is lit as a sign of the light of Christ. The belief is that in the darkness the light of ...

Christmas this season in the Holy Land will be celebratory, despite ongoing bloodshed and war, the patriarchs of the Holy ...

By Marinella Bandini For the second consecutive year, Advent and Christmas in the Holy Land arrive at a time of war. This ...