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 ...

As part of the Trinity of God, the Holy Spirit plays a vital part in the lives of Christians. After Jesus died, rose and ascended back to heaven, the Holy Spirit was poured out on His Apostles. The ...

Pentecost is a Christian church holiday, falling on the seventh Sunday after Easter. The word Pentecost is derived from the Greek word "pentekoste," meaning 50. The Old Testament counterpart to ...

Though people may promise to change things, it is the third person of the Holy Trinity that creates real change through the reinvigoration and renewal of hearts, Pope Francis said on Pentecost Sunday.

On the Solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis said that Christians are called to proclaim the Gospel to everyone with gentleness and the power of the Holy Spirit. Speaking in St. Peter’s Basilica, the ...

While Advent is my favorite liturgical season, Pentecost — which we celebrate on Sunday — is far and away my favorite feast. Although Easter is the most important theologically, Pentecost celebrates ...

From Minneapolis to Manhattan and Atlanta, and in numerous other cities across the United States, one gets the sense that mayhem and evil are on the loose. Did it all start with the horrifying death ...

On the feast of Pentecost, Pope Francis focused his homily and Angelus address on the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding and giving life to the Church. The first Pentecost "does not remain only ...

In this Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019 photo, Rev. Mark Stelzer, administrator of St. Jerome’s Parish, in Holyoke, Mass., opens doors to the Catholic church before offering Mass. (Credit: AP Photo/Steven ...

How do we live wisely in a world that pierces our hearts? As we give thanks for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost this weekend, may we also experience a clarification of our collective ...

Pope Francis celebrates Mass marking the feast of Pentecost in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican May 20. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen ROME — Christians should begin each day invoking the Holy ...