SPRINGFIELD - In his homily for the opening Mass of the nine-day presentation of the relic of St. Anthony, from the Franciscan basilica, in Padua, Italy, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Maronite rite, ...

When a priest consecrates, or makes holy, the bread and wine during a Maronite Rite Mass, he speaks in Aramaic, the spoken language of Jesus. Hearing the words Jesus is said to have used when talking ...

Background: Born in Springfield, Mass., and raised in Albany and Colonie, he graduated from Boston College and received a law degree from American University in Washington. He and his wife, Diana, ...

The Maronite Monks of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, a monastic order of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, purchased 65 acres of land in Castle Rock in the Southwestern region of the State ...

Holy Week, at Saint Joseph Maronite Catholic Church in Waterville and other Maronite churches, is considered an independent Liturgical Season within the Season of Lent. According to Maronite heritage, ...

Michael Shami, a seminarian at the Pontifical North American College, is pictured during his ordination as a deacon at the college in Rome June 2, 2019. Shami was ordained as a deacon using the ...

ST. LOUIS — When Wissam Akiki was ordained as a Maronite Catholic priest Thursday night in St. Louis, he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters, including his wife and daughter. Akiki, 41, speaking at ...

When a priest consecrates, or makes holy, the bread and wine during a Maronite Rite Mass, he speaks in Aramaic, the spoken language of Jesus Christ. Hearing the words Jesus is said to have used when ...