Bishop Michael Martin wrote that his guidelines are to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church's liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful.

World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday in October, is a day Christian congregations from around the world experience Holy Communion in the context of a global community of faith. The breaking of ...

ATLANTA — A big part of going to church or any other house of worship is the fellowship with other believers. But, as many move away from in-person, toward online services during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Holy Week and Divine Mercy Sunday, present everyone with particular plenary indulgences that everyone has the opportunity to receive. Here’s how to gain them for yourselves, your loved ones in ...

Christians at church services around the Lehigh Valley marked Palm Sunday, which begins Holy Week, when Christians recall the events leading up to Jesus’ death by crucifixion and the resurrection. See ...

The bishops of England and Wales announced this week that the distribution of Holy Communion from the chalice during Mass will resume starting Holy Thursday. The U.K. bishops’ announcement comes after ...

Until a few years ago, 298-year-old Donegal Presbyterian Church did not host a Heritage Sunday worship service. But a bus tour highlighting the history of three churches — Donegal, Derry Presbyterian ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Sunday marks the religious holiday Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week for Christians around the world. The day is generally an important one at local churches but with many forced ...

"Being Christian is a path, or better: a pilgrimage, a walk together with Jesus Christ," underlined the Holy Father at Palm Sunday Mass on an extraordinary spring morning in Rome. He said it is in ...