Liturgy

While Pope Francis’ liturgical legacy may have flown under the radar for many, several experts told OSV News his 12-year papacy made a definite impact.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican released a partial schedule of Pope Francis’ liturgical celebrations in March and early April, including a group Lenten retreat for the pope and top …

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Catholic Church cannot be credible in its mission of proclaiming Christ unless it acknowledges its mistakes and bends down “to heal the wounds we have …

(OSV News) — Three years after being approved by the U.S. Catholic bishops, updates to the ritual texts for distribution of holy Communion outside of Mass and for Eucharistic adoration …

By Cardinal Timothy Dolan You’ve seen those “bulletin bloopers.” I enjoy them. Here’s one: “The topic for next week’s sermon will be ‘What will hell be like? Come early and …

CHICAGO (OSV News) — After the federal government declared a health emergency in 2020 over the COVID-19 pandemic, Catholic churches in the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to provide …

(OSV News) — “Many Catholics don’t necessarily know about the great unity in diversity that the Catholic Church is an expression of,” Father Eugene Ritz, the chancellor of the Latin …

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (OSV News) — The crisis-ridden Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in India has set a deadline to solve its decades-old liturgy dispute. The church based in southern Kerala state has …

(OSV News) — Liturgical texts, Indigenous Catholics, youth and young adults — along with funding for a decades-long anti-poverty effort — are under discussion when the nation’s Catholic bishops convene …

(OSV News) — The Australian Catholic University’s Center for Liturgy offered a training program for lay liturgical ministers of the Word in Nigeria. The program, delivered online, aims to equip …