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Though the phrase ars celebrandi is not commonly known outside theological circles, its meaning touches every Catholic ... meaning of his presence at the altar. Most Catholics encounter deacons ...

The LRA was founded three decades ago by former Catholic altar boy and self-styled prophet Kony, who launched a bloody rebellion in northern Uganda against President Yoweri Museveni. Its brutal ...

St. Anne Church in Richmond Hill, Georgia(Photo: Courtesy of St. Anne Church) In Springfield, Virginia, St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church was completed in 2006 — without altar rails.

To make their point, the clergy built an interfaith altar at ICE's doorstep and offered ... representing Jewish, Mennonite, Catholic, Baptist and Unitarian congregations, among other faiths.

Lenten symbols are placed before the altar at St. Anne Church in North Little Rock. For the past three years, Hannah Woeltje has prepared the altar for Lent. The items include a cross, crown of thorns ...