After serving a community in Lackawanna County for more than a century, one of the oldest churches in the Diocese of Scranton will close for good this summer.

Meghan Pierce Sunday News Correspondent Mar 27, 2016 Mar 27, 2016 AS PART of an effort to spread divine mercy, the Catholic Church has opened 10 “Holy Doors” to draw spiritual pilgrims from ...

The King and Queen's state visit to Italy will coincide with the jubilee year, an event in the Catholic calendar that is ...

One feature of a Catholic church is the altar ... it used to be at the back near the door. The font is a basin that holds holy water and is where Catholics are baptised and become part of the ...

1213 Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua) , 4 and the door which ... with the Catholic Church: "For men who believe ...

The Catholic Church is the oldest institution in the western world, and with more than one billion members worldwide, it is the largest Christian church. Its history spans almost 2,000 years and ...