Vatican City • In an unprecedented opening by the Catholic Church toward welcoming ... performed “spontaneously” and not from the Book of Blessings, a collection of liturgical prayers ...

God, in Catholic belief, responds through the church. “It is God who blesses” in these situations, Francis has written. God’s blessing manifests through priests and ministers. A Book of ...

This is a powerful and authoritative arm of the Catholic Church’s theological ... outside the rites prescribed by the liturgical books, this blessing should never be imparted in concurrence ...

“This conviction is grounded in the perennial Catholic doctrine of marriage ... Church does not provide a formula for them in its Book of Blessings. A priest giving such a blessing is directed ...

A day after the pope’s announcement that Catholic priests may bless ... There is no blessing for same-sex couples in the thick book of blessings published by the U.S. Conference of Bishops.

Using passages of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the official rubrics of sacramental rites as the basis for their writing, the contributors to this collection of texts highlight the ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — In an unprecedented opening by the Catholic Church ... stated that the blessings should be performed “spontaneously” and not from the Book of Blessings, a collection ...