We Sheas tend toward the hefty end of the spectrum. Some of that is genetics. Some of it is how the family tends to relate to food and (fails) to govern its appetites. Sin has a generational aspect to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — After rescinding a controversial policy concerning sacramental anointing of the sick, the bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts told priests Friday afternoon that anointing of the ...

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, from the Greek Orthodox Church mixes and blesses the anointing oil for King Charles's coronation. (Patriarchate of Jerusalem/Buckingham Palace) The anointing ...

From scriptures, we recognise that the anointing of the Holy Spirit, among others empowers the redeemed to command exploits. For instance, Jesus Christ was a carpenter’s son for 30 years without an ...

The most profound part of the coronation Saturday will be the anointing of Charles as the head of the Church of England and the intermediary between his subjects and God. This anointing with oil ...

Today, the world watched as King Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom, but there was one specific portion that was kept hidden from the general public—his anointing. With a dabble of ...

This day we call Palm Sunday, or in our odd, ecclesial grammar, "Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion," always gives us too much to take in. It begins with Jesus’ entry into the holy city of Jerusalem ...

Update, 4:16 pm MT, March 27: One hour after the publication of the story below, the Diocese of Springfield informed CNA that it has rescinded its permission for nurses to conduct the physical ...

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair of Hartford, Conn., chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship, attends a Nov. 15, 2022, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of ...

One of the most heartbreaking realities of the COVID-19 crisis is that patients are suffering and dying from the disease in sterile, empty hospital rooms, far from any of the people they love. Because ...

In this April 7, 2009, file photo of the Chrism Mass at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa, Okla., a stained-glass window is reflected through a vessel containing oil to be used to anoint the sick.