VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis explained that the Holy Spirit’s gift of understanding allows Christians to obtain “intimacy with God” and helps them understand things “as God understands them.” “When the ...

Sunday, May 31, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. When I was in the third or fourth grade, our teacher invited a ...

Religion columnist Eddie Marable writes that Holy Spirit baptism was for apostles only; scripture is complete, miracles ended ...

Pope Francis explained that the Holy Spirit's gift of understanding allows Christians to obtain "intimacy with God" and helps them understand things "as God understands them." "When the Holy Spirit ...

Every Christian is unique because the Holy Spirit inspires something new and original in each person, creating "an endless field of holiness," Pope Francis said. "The one God, the Trinity of love, ...

The work of the Holy Spirit not only pervades the Scriptures from Genesis 1 to Revelation 22, but extends to every aspect of divine creation. Abraham Kuyper, the great Dutch theologian, summarized the ...

On Saturday, Pope Francis said that the grace of the Holy Spirit is for everyone – something we must keep in mind as we continue to walk the path toward Christian unity through prayer and good works. ...

Throughout the country many (if not most) Jesuit high schools and colleges (as well as many other Catholic schools) are marking the opening of the academic year with the Mass of the Holy Spirit. As ...

What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit, according to the Bible? According to Galatians 5, God gifts Christians spiritual fruit to encourage and strengthen faith. Fruits are good for you, at least ...

Mass offered on May 7, 2025 for the conclave at the Manila Cathedral presided by Fr. Vicente Gabriel S.J. Bautista, vice rector of the Manila Cathedral. Darylle Sarmiento, ABS-CBN News MANILA — As the ...

In this file photo, Pope Francis speaks during his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican March 17, 2021. The pope spoke about the role of the Holy Spirit in making ...