Photo courtesy of Father Michael Ryan WILKES-BARRE — The Rev. Ricky Bevington, 33, was ordained a Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross on April 26, in the Basilica of the Sacred ...

For the first time in our country's history, an American has been elected pope. Robert Provost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, was elected in the second vote of May 8, the fourth overall vote.

The world needs more benevolence. The Congregation of Holy Cross has invited all ministries to join in celebrating a landmark spiritual initiative: the Year of Mission, which began on April 28.

The congregation sang hymns like “The Old Rugged Cross” and engaged in the kissing and veneration of the sacred cross. Prayers were said for people facing tribulation and for the country’s ...

Protestants may have a different idea, believing that Jesus was only speaking metaphorically and that the bread and wine are only a symbol ... of the Congregation of Holy Cross and national ...

Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...

Francis was dressed in a red chasuble, which symbolises love, passion and the blood of Christ, and is traditionally worn on Palm Sunday, Good Friday, the Feast of the Cross and Pentecost.

On Easter Sunday at two local Episcopalian Churches, the cross will be transformed from a symbol of death to a ... a dinner bell or jingle bells, congregation members let their bells ring out ...

The service concluded with veneration of the cross, symbolising acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice and commitment to living compassionately and followed by holy communion.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, which Pastor Rodger Nishioka ... ending with his death on the cross and his resurrection on Easter Sunday. “It’s a week of love — and what ...

She was an ardent supporter of the entire Notre Dame community including student life, the Center for Ethics and Culture and the Congregation of Holy Cross. She appreciated the intellectual ...

Mr Mullins' son spoke of his father's 'larger than life character' and 'his ability to light up every room he walked into' ...