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Reverend Father Raguel Quansah, former Assistant Priest, St Kizito Catholic Church, Nima, has urged Catholics to take the ...

Elder Ulisses Soares teaches about the power of the Spirit in missionary work at 2025 Seminar for New Mission Leaders ...

"Christians are baptized 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit' [Mt 28:19.] Before receiving the sacrament, they respond to a three-part question when asked to confess ...

In order to be properly disposed to receive communion ... We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to ...

Beloved, we thank God for taking us through the first six months of the year.  We’ve just gone past half of the month of June ...

The “Come, Follow Me” study guide for June 23-29 covers Doctrine and Covenants 67-70, which includes the Lord’s commandment that parents teach the gospel to their children. Read what Church leaders ...

When the Church approaches contemplative prayer, she is led to give multiple and different definitions in her attempt to ...

Who would have thought controversy surrounds the 'Great Southland of the Holy Spirit'? Four hundred years ago sailors and explorers were the heroic adventurers of their day. Religion, rewards and ...

A survey of more than 500 political scientists found that they believe the United States is headed towards authoritarian rule ...

During the Mass of Priesthood Ordination at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on June 21, 2025 ...

They marked the milestone with a sense of dignity and pride, a shared commitment and a collective vision for the future.