Deacons and lectors can give validly and licitly only those blessings expressly allowed by law. 2. Both constitutive and invocative blessings are invalid if the forms prescribed by the Church are ...

But one of the things we do see in the middle of the third century is there's a growing [number] of Christian burial societies run by the church. We even hear of whole groups of diggers ...

Art can be many different things: a snobbery-builder; a boredom-killer. According to some studies, it may even extend your life. It can also simply make you feel better. Here are 10 art masterpieces ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned abortion — the direct and purposeful taking of the life of the unborn child. In principle, Catholic Christians believe that all life is ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. The best church accounting software offers full accounting functionality at affordable nonprofit prices. For this list, Forbes ...

The wooden church of Urnes (the stavkirke) stands in the natural setting of Sogn og Fjordane. It was built in the 12th and 13th centuries and is an outstanding example of traditional Scandinavian ...

Church Sermon Church Sermon Javascript must be enabled in order to access C-SPAN videos. *This text was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

The choir for girls aged 11-17 sing at the weekly 6pm Sunday service in the church. Find out more about the choristers and how your child can get involved. Find out more about the current status of ...

A font is usually located near the entrance of a church, as this is where the first sacrament of baptism takes place before members are welcomed into the Catholic Church A votive candle is a small ...

The Church of England - the established Christian Church in England – is thought to have the most, at around 16,000. Although every church is different, some features are more common than others.

Archaeologists discovered a fourth-century Christian church in Armenia, considered the country’s oldest. Armenia is believed ...

‘A real fear that the bottom has started to fall out’: Journalist on recent mood inside Trump campaign ...