Following a centuries-old Jesuit tradition, Boston College will mark the opening of the academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit on September 8.

The blessing of holy water usually takes place on Sunday, in keeping with the rite given in the Sacramentary. But when the blessing of water takes place outside Mass, the rite given here may be ...

Pope Leo XIV greets visitors and pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the conclusion of an evening Mass celebrated by ...

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