COMMENTARY: The Holy Spirit’s role in our lives, whether we are at the Synod on Synodality, at home or at work, is to remind us of our mission, which is to conform ourselves to Christ. Pope Francis ...

In Christian teaching, the Holy Spirit is believed to guide, comfort, and strengthen believers. The Spirit helps people understand truth, grow in faith, and develop qualities such as love, patience, ...

In confirmation, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are increased within a soul: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety and fear of the Lord. Fresco of Pentecost in Church of ...

Readings for the Vigil Mass: Genesis 11:1-9 Romans 8:22-27 John 7:37-39 Readings for the Mass during the Day: Acts 2:1-11 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23 Editor’s note: The responses in this ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors in St. Peter's Square during his general audience at the Vatican May 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday ...

ROME — As the cardinals walk into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday evening to open the papal conclave, they’ll chant the plaintive prayer that their forebears have sung for centuries: Veni Creator ...

Jesus had to reassure His disciples before he left them that it was expedient for Him to go but He would not leave them as orphans but I will send you a Helper (John 14:18). He was referring to the ...

The Holy Spirit is present throughout the Nativity story. So why is the third person of the Trinity often missing from our Christmas carols? My New Testament professor Gordon Fee said something in ...