Forty-two cardinals, 42 bishops and 1,800 priests living in Rome concelebrated the Mass. Holy Thursday marks the institution ...

Especially in a Jubilee Year, but also every day, priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically ...

Priests are called to continual conversion so that they can authentically preach the good news of hope, Pope Francis wrote in the homily he prepared for the Holy Thursday chrism Mass.

The Paschal Triduum or Easter Triduum is a three-day commemoration of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

In the Holy Orthodox Church, the Sacrament of Holy Unction is a powerful and comforting sacrament, one that speaks deeply to both our physical and spiritual needs. It is a sacrament of healing, ...

For the second consecutive time, a very rare occurrence in the history of supplying oil for the consecration of Holy Thursday in the Vatican, the oil produced by a Sicilian company from Ispica, ...

More than 180 priests from around the Diocese of Phoenix — the largest turnout in more than a decade — gathered with Bishop John Dolan, Auxiliary Bishop Eduardo Nevares and Bishop Emeritus Thomas ...

In the Old Testament, the Father sent forth a special anointing of the Holy Spirit on particular people to help them fulfill a special mission. This can be seen in relation to priests, prophets ...

During the Chrism Mass on April 14, 2025 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy (at center ...

The Blessing of Holy Oils, Chrism Mass, and priest day was observed at Milagres Cathedral, Kallianpur, under the Udupi diocese on Thursday, April 10. The Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, bishop of Udupi diocese, ...

99 1289 Very early, the better to signify the gift of the Holy Spirit, an anointing with perfumed oil ( chrism ) was added to the laying on of hands. This anointing highlights the name "Christian ...

For more than 20 years, Father Raymond de Souza has preached the “Seven Last Words” devotion, a traditional meditation on the ...