The Rev. Ryan Delaney looks back at his first year as rector of Holy Communion Episcopal Church as a time of giving. Delaney started working at the church Jan. 5, 2025, and he is pleased with what he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communion is an important ordinance practiced by many Christians (it's one of the seven sacraments for Catholics). After all, it's ...

Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with Religion News Service Jerusalem correspondent Michele Chabin about what it's like to observe Passover and Easter in Jerusalem this year during war with Iran.

The most important week of the Catholic Church’s liturgical year is just ahead. Holy Week, the eight days from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday when Catholics spiritually walk alongside the week of Jesus ...

(OSV News) — The week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, Holy Week, is the most sacred time of year. During this special time, we enter into the passion of Christ — his crucifixion, death and ...

A Catholic nonprofit and several clergy said immigration authorities had unlawfully blocked its members for months from providing pastoral care at an ICE facility in Broadview, Ill. By Ashley Ahn A ...

The edict from Charlotte’s Catholic bishop came just before Christmas with a benign title: “Pastoral letter on norms for Holy Communion.” Bishop Michael Martin decreed parishioners could no longer use ...

(RNS) — After Bishop Michael Martin of the Diocese of Charlotte issued a pastoral letter outlining that Catholics are expected to stand during the reception of Holy Communion in the diocese — and ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. As the parishioners of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Charlotte count down the days to ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (OSV News) — Bishop Michael T. Martin has established guidelines for the reception of holy Communion in the Diocese of Charlotte to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church’s ...

Bishop Michael Martin has established guidelines for the reception of holy Communion in the Diocese of Charlotte to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage ...