COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

Mass may be offered for any end or intention that tends to the honor and glory of God, to the good of the Church ... of vestments are used, namely, white, red, green, violet or purple, and black.

Two bottles of Kentucky bourbon autographed by Pope Francis have brought in thousands of dollars for charity. The plan was ...

As a Catholic, Vance said, the criticism left him “heartbroken.” Then he hit out at the church for its role in garnering hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts to serve immigrants over ...

These garments, known as liturgical vestments, are not simply decorative clothing ... It’s a sign of the deacon’s service and their role within the church. The cope is a large, semi-circular cloak, ...

Gayle Benson, the team’s owner, is a devout Catholic, major church benefactor and close friend of Archbishop Gregory Aymond. So in July 2018, when Greg Bensel, the Saints’ head of ...

Titus 3:3-5 Once again the Catholic Church is being accused of another grave scandal. Some people claim that the Church before 1890 was either silent or approved of slavery. It is claimed that no ...

Indulgences are pardons believed to eliminate earthly suffering or time in purgatory — where the Catholic Church teaches that people who have confessed their sins are purified before entering ...

Red means love, passion and all things fiery, naturally.

Red Bank Catholic coach Joe Montano challenged anyone within ear shot to find a team that is better on the defensive end than his. Defense has been Red Bank Catholic’s calling card all season ...

HOLMDEL -- The longtime girls basketball rivalry between No. 1 St. John Vianney and Red Bank Catholic, third-ranked but an early-season No. 1, had another classic added to the history books ...

It felt as if Red Bank Catholic needed a type of performance that you can look back on later during the season, which you can point to and say was a turning point. Red Bank Catholic had a string ...