My mom reminded me that I had attended the house blessing years ago when my aunt bought her new home. I was a child at the time, so all I remember was going to a party with all our family members ...

When any of the faithful wish to mark their moving into a new home with a religious celebration, the parish priest (pastor) and his associates should gladly cooperate. The occasion provides a ...

Fr. Amado Picardal, a Redemptorist priest who exposed killings by the so-called Davao Death Squad in the Philippines, died on Wednesday at age 69.

Tucked into the 176 verses of this week’s portion, Naso, five, those describing the priests offering their daily blessings, contain profound lessons for us in our daily lives, millennia later.

In a major development, the Vatican said priests may bless same-sex couples in informal settings, such as a meeting or visit to a shrine, so long as the blessing does not appear to endorse a marriage.

A former priest molested a 15-year-old girl with cancer while giving her a blessing, Ohio officials said.. Luis Barajas, 76, pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition, WOIO reported ...

Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex couples 06:21. Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same-sex couples, with a new document released Monday explaining a radical ...

Pope Francis formally permitted Roman Catholic priests to bless same-sex couples on Monday, in a significant shift in the church’s approach to LGBTQ+ people. The blessings may be carried out ...

Same-sex couples take part in a public blessing ceremony in front of the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 20, 2023. Pope Francis has formally approved allowing priests to bless same ...

A former priest molested a 15-year-old girl with cancer while giving her a blessing, Ohio officials said.. Luis Barajas, 76, pleaded guilty to one count of gross sexual imposition, WOIO reported ...