sacrament

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While mass attendance has dropped dramatically in the once deeply Catholic Ireland, the church still owns around 90% of the country's primary schools and the two sacraments are major family occasions for many.

From Reuters

As a priest he says he resists language about exclusion, because it’s not the heart of the sacrament, he believes.

From Washington Post

So much of religious life remains physical, such as sacraments or the laying on of hands for healing prayer.

From New York Times

Witnessing the inescapable physical materiality of the body and the blood in a ritual performance cannot help but summon the Christian sacrament of the Eucharist.

From Los Angeles Times

Catholic bishops working on an upcoming document about the sacrament are now de-emphasizing direct confrontation with President Biden or other Catholic politicians who support abortion rights.

From Washington Post