When we were little, my sister and I would take turns putting my mother's ivory-colored slip on our heads. To us, the polyester undergarment was like Mary's veil, but also like the Bionic Woman's ...

The parishioners are inching along the center aisle. A rosy-cheeked toddler babbles in the arms of her mother. Against the cold, granite floors, the metallic click of a silver cane guides a graying ...

What is it about Communion in the hand versus Communion on the tongue? I’ve been in a lot of Catholic contexts, and nothing — apart from typical hot-button issues like abortion and gay marriage — ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has discouraged communion by mouth and the holding of hands during the singing of “Our Father” to prevent the spread of ...

Many Churches around the world have issued precautionary guidelines for Masses, or cancelled public Masses entirely, because of the coronavirus outbreak which originated in China late last year.