In southern Benin, the Diocese of Abomey is the only one to appoint women as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion. La Croix International spoke with one of the pioneers of this ministry in a ...

Pope Francis’s battle with double pneumonia is the most serious health complication the pontiff has suffered from since ...

Some Catholics wonder if they are missing out on the fullness of Holy ... the Eucharist is complete and efficacious whether received under both kinds or one. The Catechism of the Catholic Church ...

The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with ...

Pope Francis' condition continues to be stable and a chest x-ray "confirmed the improvements recorded in the previous days," his doctors said, but without saying his double pneumonia had cleared up ...

A. The Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament which contains the body and blood, soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. Q. 871. What do we mean when we say ...

Pope Francis remained stable on March 5 with no new respiratory issues, according to the Vatican's health bulletin published ...

Because of the continued complexity of his case, his doctors continue to hold that his "prognosis remains guarded." ...

It is often said that the Catholic Church ... Form or the Traditional Latin Mass. Benedict became the first pope not to die in office. He abdicated from the Holy See in 2013.

Pope Francis spent a restful night at the hospital in Rome, one day after suffering a sudden respiratory episode and was ...

An informed Vatican source said today, “Pope Francis’ overall situation is stable, within the complexity of his clinical ...