Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory of Washington promulgated liturgical norms July 22 for implementing Pope Francis' apostolic letter "Traditionis Custodes" ("Guardians of the Tradition"), which limits celebrations of the Mass according to the rite used before ...
A reader asks: “In Mark 13, Christ said, ‘But in those days after that tribulation the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from ...
In the third article in his series on the Second Vatican Council’s liturgical reforms, Timothy O’Malley pushes pause on detailing the reforms of the council and instead responds to the latest clash among Catholics in ...
Responding to 11 questions it said had been raised about Pope Francis' document restricting celebrations of the pre-Vatican II Mass, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments offered a few concessions to bishops but ...
A reader asks: “Do Pope Francis or our bishops actually have authority to restrict the Latin Mass?” In his latest column, Monsignor Charles Pope explains, “Arguably, the older form of the Mass in use before ...
Assistant editor Ava Lalor reflects on her deep love for sacred music and how it helps her better enter into the Mass. While she prefers attending Mass in the “ordinary” form — the Novus Ordo ...
Monsignor Owen Campion writes that the Church needs to offer a pastoral response to those who feel slighted over Pope Francis’ restrictions on the celebration of the Latin Mass. Data shows a decline in Catholics ...
A reader asks: “Protestants often criticize Catholics for praying to Mary and the saints. They say this is a violation of the First Commandment. Or, to look at the question from another perspective: If God ...
With his decision to drastically restrict the celebration of the 1962 missal of Pope St. John XXIII — called by Pope Benedict XVI the “extraordinary form” of the Roman rite, and colloquially known as the ...
Writer Christopher Altieri looks at what led the pope to reverse the laws of his predecessors regarding the celebration of the extraordinary form of the Mass and answers the questions: What has Pope Francis done ...
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