Sunday, May 28, marks Pentecost, the conclusion of the Easter season and the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. In the Christian tradition, the rejoicing over Christ's ...

Pentecost, said Fr. Louis Cona of New York, is the "preeminent celebration of the Holy Spirit" — and is celebrated on Sunday, May 19, seven weeks after Easter. Cona is a priest of the Diocese of ...

Pentecost is a Christian church holiday, falling on the seventh Sunday after Easter. The word Pentecost is derived from the Greek word "pentekoste," meaning 50. The Old Testament counterpart to ...

Sunday, May 31, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. When I was in the third or fourth grade, our teacher invited a ...

The week ahead brings one of the great holy days kept by many Christian communities, Pentecost Sunday, which this year falls on June 8. It is on this date that many congregations recall the sending of ...

A little noticed detail in the Pentecost accounts is that the Spirit descends on community groups, not individuals. Even in Paul’s road-to-Damascus experience, it wasn’t until he met with Ananias that ...

On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Francis said that division doesn't come from the Holy Spirit, who forms the universal Church with both unity and diversity – and we must pray to resist the temptation to ...

Voices in Chinese, French, Spanish and other languages will be heard proclaiming the Gospel on Sunday morning at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Little Rock. The multi-language Scripture readings are a ...

Sunday, May 20, 2018, is Pentecost Sunday. Mass Readings: Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3B-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23. The Solemnity of Pentecost is the birth of the ...

Christians certainly know the major days that are celebrated or felt to be holy in their faith: Christmas, Good Friday, Palm Sunday, Easter. But even to good Christians, several other days often ...