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 the definitive gift of the Holy Spirit. What do I mean by “definitive?” It is the final, fullest outpouring of the Spirit. God’s Spirit has been active in the world from the start.

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 ...

On the solemnity of Pentecost, Pope Francis urged Catholics to invoke the Holy Spirit daily to bring harmony to a divided world, a polarized Church, and to broken hearts. Speaking in St. Peter’s ...

Sunday, May 19, is Pentecost Sunday, and the Mass readings — Acts 2:1-11; Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13; and John 20:19-23 — present a number of symbols of the Holy Spirit: ...

How do we live wisely in a world that pierces our hearts? As we give thanks for the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost this weekend, may we also experience a clarification of our collective ...

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, June 9, on both the Jewish and Christian calendars is Pentecost Sunday. The word “Pentecost” comes from a Greek word meaning 50. The Jewish Festival of Pentecost occurred 50 days after ...

The great celebration of Pentecost is, of all our liturgical feasts, the solemnity most focused on the Holy Spirit. And yet, the profundity of what it is we believe and celebrate about the Holy Spirit ...

From The Ark and the Dove in Pittsburgh, where it began, to the Circus Maximus in Rome, where they will gather for Pentecost 2017, Charsimatics reflect on the Holy Spirit’s work. Members celebrate the ...