For all such people who received sacraments from priests or bishops who were laicized, apostasized (gone over to another faith) or embraced a schismatic faith, take comfort and know that you do not need to be re-baptized, re-confirmed, re-ordained or exchange your marriage promises again.
Sacraments conferred by laicized priests, bishops: Are they still valid?
Encountering Jesus in Baptism
Baptism leads us to the threshold of new life and is the source of this new life in Christ.
USCCB publishes ‘The Order of Blessing the Oil’ for use at chrism Mass
Ahead of this annual blessing ritual comes the publication of a new book titled “The Order of Blessing the Oil of Catechumens and of the Sick and of Consecrating the Chrism” by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Need to change hearts, not just books, to improve liturgy, pope says
The sacred liturgy is meant to help the people of God conform their heart, mind and actions more closely to Christ, Pope Francis said Feb. 14.
Encountering Jesus in the sacraments
Pope Francis teaches, Christ is to be encountered “in the web of human relationships” that is the Church.
Sacraments are not for sale, pope says at Mass
The sacraments are gifts from God that are given freely and are not a way for the church to fill up its coffers to cover expenses, Pope Francis said.
Father Kenneth Doyle: Words for distributing Communion/ Sacraments and defrocked religious
Q. As an extraordinary minister of holy Communion, I have something bothering me. As we give out Communion, we say “body of Christ” for the host […]
Church in Congo suspends sacraments during Ebola outbreak
The Catholic Church in Congo said emergency measures will remain indefinitely in place in parishes at risk of Ebola, and urged effective action against the disease by the government of President Joseph Kabila.