In Genesis 14, Abram is blessed by the priest-king Melchizedek. Melchizedek offers a sacrifice of bread and wine and blesses Abram. It is interesting that the ancient rabbis and the early Church ...

“Everything that the priesthood of the Old Covenant prefigured finds its fulfillment in Christ Jesus, the ‘one mediator between God and men” (“Catechism of the Catholic Church,” 1544).

Melchizedek is one of the most enigmatic figures in the Bible—appearing briefly in Genesis, yet later interpreted as a priest, a king, and even a divine being. Who was he?

In the Nairobi temple dedicatory prayer, Elder Soares expressed gratitude to "pioneer converts" for preparing the way for a ...

Brother Richard Withers has lived a life of solitary prayer and contemplation in the Philadelphia region for 24 years. On May ...

Rolwing's calling comes as the Catholic Church in the U.S. faces a serious priest shortage. Between 1970 and 2024, the number of priests fell by more than 40%, from 59,192 to 33,589, according to ...