The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, or RCIA, as it has been more commonly referred to, will have its name changed to Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, or OCIA, the United States ...

As Lent begins, we approach the conclusion of the season of conversions in the U.S. Catholic Church. Parishes began the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, formerly known as RCIA (or the Rite of ...

WASHINGTON — With every Lent, Catholic parishes enter into the final stretch of preparing people for full initiation into the Catholic Church at the Easter vigil. But parishes that have Orthodox ...

For many, especially for Catholics on Guam, religion is something you are born into. Its traditions and routines make the shape of your life, and ideally your personal faith deepens alongside it. In ...

For couples who wish to be wed in a Catholic church, there are certain requirements that must be met first. Weddings of all sorts take proper planning, and a sacred ceremony is no different. If you ...

The action still needs the approval of the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments before it takes effect. The name change applies both to the process by which ...