Since the Second Vatican Council and the events that followed, we have witnessed a very strong presence of the Holy Spirit in the Church. The turning point was the "outpouring of the Holy Spirit" during the common prayer with the Word of God of professors and students from the University of Duquesne in 1967. From that moment, which is referred to as the first "Baptism in the Holy Spirit," began the process of forming Renewal communities in the Catholic Church. This article will analyze various kinds of phenomena, both physical and spiritual, related to the charismatic service. The reference will be the pastoral documents issued in recent years by individual episcopal conferences as well as by church institutions committed to continuous moni...