The Catholic bishops of England and Wales announced a delay in their plans to restore the obligation to go to Mass on Sundays because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. In July, they set a target to ...
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone brought together San Francisco's faith, civic and social service communities at St. Mary's Cathedral for a special Mass he commissioned to pray for the souls of homeless people who died on ...
Face masks are back in vogue at Mass. The rising nationwide spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus is leading church leaders to strongly encourage -- or even require -- Massgoers to use facial coverings ...
Writer David Mills recalls a recent experience at Mass where the priest encouraged the faithful to be more active in their participation — louder singing and more intense praying. Mills, however, writes that he enjoys ...
The Tokyo Archdiocese suspended public Masses until Sept. 12 as COVID-19 cases continue to spread in Japan, especially in the capital and adjacent areas. Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo announced the new measures Aug. 14; they ...
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 ...
For the neighbors who came out for a recent street Mass in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, blessings abounded. The weather held, with no rain and a breeze to lift the heat. Cicadas sang and birds twittered ...
In her latest column, assistant editor Ava Lalor shares how a recent structural problem at her church forced them to celebrate Mass in the school gym for a few weeks. Despite the fact that the ...
Here is the Vatican's official English translation of the letter Pope Francis sent July 16 to the world's bishops explaining his decision to restore some limits on the celebration of the Latin-rite Mass according to ...
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