When the risen Jesus appeared for the first time to the disciples huddled behind locked doors, he spoke to them reassuringly, "breathed on them and said to them, 'Receive the Holy Spirit' " (John ...

This is a homily exploring what the church imagines on Pentecost Sunday. The names for the Spirit from "Veni Sancte Spiritus" should be read with good pauses between. Pentecost is the last of the ...

The cardinals arrived inside the Sistine Chapel following a procession from the Pauline Chapel. They then sang two prayers and the ancient hymn, "Veni, creator Spiritus." ...

Pope Francis gives his blessing to visitors in St. Peter's Square during his general audience at the Vatican May 29, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) Below is the text of Pope Francis’ weekly Wednesday ...

When the Veni Creator Spiritus, the ancient hymn to the Holy Spirit, was sung at the Coronation in English, Welsh, Gaelic and Irish, it wasn’t just an irenic gesture towards the four quarters of the ...

Program notes by George Bozemar, Jr. on container. Marian Ruhl Metson, playing the Bozeman-Gibson organ. Recorded : 1983 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Brookline, Ma ...