There are symbols that are used in every Catholic ... In the funeral rite the priest will wear purple vestments. In the Catholic Church, purple is a sign of repentance and forgiveness of sins ...

Taking holy orders is a commitment for life both to God and to the Catholic Church, as the man is given certain powers, including passing on God’s forgiveness of sins. The following is a prayer ...

The Lamb of Christ, found on an altar at Saint Patrick’s Basilica, represents Jesus’s devotion to guiding and leading the ...

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

Luce, the anime-inspired official mascot for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee ... perspective to the time-honored Christian pilgrimage tradition. The symbols that Luce carries serve as a reminder of ...

Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy ... the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water, a symbol ...

These disagreements typically revolve around the sacred tradition of mass, the holy orders and structural hierarchy of the Catholic Church ... and wine he held were symbols of Christ's body ...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – A poster of a theater play to be presented by students of a Catholic university in Lima, which combines religious symbols with ... faith,” in the Church there are as ...