37 In the Eastern rites the Christian initiation of infants also begins with Baptism followed immediately by Confirmation ... in full communion with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe ...

With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." ...

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Bishop Álvarez, whose homilies denounced the excesses of the Ortega-Murillo government, is perhaps the most prominent voice ...

The filing includes a retired priest who played a critical role in the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal in New York ...

The key change would raise the threshold for a motion to vacate, by which any lawmaker can force a vote on ousting the speaker. Currently, only one person needs to file a motion to vacate. But under ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) moved a step closer to leading the Department of Homeland Security as the Senate voted on Friday to advance her to a final confirmation vote. Senators voted 61-39 ...

Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday. Turner ...

joining the Democrats in opposing Hegseth's confirmation, forcing Vice President JD Vance to cast the tie-breaking vote. After Hegseth was confirmed, GOP lawmakers praised him as a "change agent ...

The first item on the Senate’s Trump nomination agenda appears sure to be the confirmation of one of their own. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., had a relatively easy confirmation hearing at the ...

The nomination of Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., to be the next Homeland Security secretary defeated a key hurdle in the confirmation process on Friday night, advancing to a final vote on Saturday.