Fiducia Supplicans, the recent Vatican document on blessings, especially blessings for couples in irregular unions and same-sex relationships, would have been a significant help to me a dozen years ...

In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, Arkansas' Christian leaders are bestowing God's blessings this month on domesticated as well as exotic members of the animal kingdom. At Highlands Church in Bella ...

When researching the origin of "God bless you," theories abound. It is believed that Pope Gregory was known to use the phrase in AD 590 to ward off the bubonic plague because sneezing was thought to ...

Why do so many people today believe that they can earn or purchase God’s blessings? Much of the problem stems from incorrect teaching, especially what we call the “seed faith” principle. “Sowing your ...

The Vatican's recent declaration permitting some form of blessing for couples in same-sex relationships has inflamed the long-standing theological and cultural battles inside the Catholic Church. The ...

ROME -- Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while ...

VATICAN CITY — In the greatest rebuke yet to Pope Francis, the Catholic bishops of Africa issued a unified statement Thursday refusing to follow his declaration allowing priests to offer blessings to ...