While many Christians are accustomed to praying to the Father and to the Son, they are not as familiar or comfortable with praying to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit can seem very elusive, but he doesn’t ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis encouraged Christians to call on the Holy Spirit more often when facing difficulties, exhaustion, or discouragement in daily life during his general audience on Wednesday. ...

Since prayer can be made and offered anywhere, we are called to readily avail ourselves of its comfort and grace.

Here are some of the impressions most of us held about the Soviet Union in the 1970s and 1980s: overcast skies and long lines of freezing Russians waiting in line for meagre rations of food. To add to ...

Pope Benedict XVI says Christians should avail themselves to the Holy Spirit in prayer – particularly when they cannot find the words or inspiration to pray. “St. Paul teaches us that in our prayer we ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis said that the grace of the Holy Spirit is for everyone – something we must keep in mind as we continue to walk the path toward Christian unity through prayer and good works. ...

In light of the Quebec government’s threat to ban public prayer, Verbatim reprints “A Note on Prayer” from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Episcopal Commission for Doctrine.

Theologian designs a greatest hits list of sacred music The idea%2C from music site Spotify%2C is to inspire prayers while the Vatican chooses a new pope There are some contemporary surprises mixed in ...

In 1935, Babe Ruth retired from baseball, Franklin Roosevelt was serving the first term of his presidency, and 5-year-old ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For more than 100 years, the cloistered nuns known as the Pink Sisters have worked in shifts to ensure nonstop prayer in Philadelphia's Chapel of Divine Love. Now, to address their ...

Q) Archbishop, you have guided us through these really terrible, tragic days. How are you doing? A) I feel really privileged to be here, even though it's a very difficult time.