The cumulative weight of the Gospels leans in the direction of empathy for and solidarity with whoever is most in need of ...

A papal conclave blends the political and the spiritual, cardinals and theologians say. Here, in Catholic belief, is how the Holy Spirit fits in.

Suddenly I heard the most beautiful noise I have ever heard in my life: the sound of tens of thousands of people cheering as ...

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin ... The Bible contains a litany of colorful images of hell as both fire and darkness ...

"Even this event was symbolic and prophetic of the indwelling Holy Spirit that is available to believers in Christ." Jesus was baptized not due to any sin — "but to fulfill all righteousness ...

Even as the Lord Jesus was promising to send the Holy Spirit upon his early Church, he exhorts his followers to pray to the Holy Spirit. The Catechism recalls: “Jesus insists on this petition to ...