Father Chris Alar’s new book tackles widespread confusion about the sacraments — offering Scripture, tradition and common sense to set the record straight. Marian Father Chris Alar has released his ...

Pope Francis baptizes a baby during Mass in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican Jan. 7, 2024, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of ...

In the name of raising up lifelong disciples of Jesus Christ, another U.S. Latin-rite diocese has decided to restore confirmation to its traditional place before first Holy Communion. Bishop Peter ...

A priest celebrates the sacraments not only " in persona Christi " — in the person of Christ — but also in " nomine Ecclesiae " — in the name of the church, it said, which is why he must follow ...

ROME — Canon lawyers and experts in the traditional liturgy have warned that a pastoral instruction issued by the Diocese of Rome that bans traditional communities and priests from celebrating all the ...