Candlelight illuminated St. Peter’s Basilica during the Easter Vigil Mass on Holy Saturday where Pope Francis’ homily, read on his behalf, proclaimed the resurrection of Christ as “the ...

Today, in this liturgy, we do not need more words. We perhaps sense what is happening on Calvary before we can describe it, with its contradictions and bitter ironies. Our emotions, love, wonder, ...

The Good Friday liturgy, one of the most solemn observances in the Catholic calendar, includes scripture readings, the chanting of the passion narrative, the veneration of the cross and communion.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Jesus, who redeemed humanity by giving up his life on the cross, shows that it is not strength that saves the world, but the "weakness" of boundless love, the papal preacher ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, presided over the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion on April 18 at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, ...

The sacred liturgy, especially the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, is such a mystery — one we do not so much grasp as are grasped by. For the deacon, this encounter is not merely observational but ...

Why the downgrade? Harvey’s parish was forced to relocate its traditional Latin Mass, an ancient version of the Catholic liturgy that has set off one of the fiercest controversies in modern ...

Bama Catholic said Crain served as the Vice President of Liturgy for 2024 and was known for his dedication to altar serving. Additionally, he led a Bible study and had been discipling other men in ...

A terrorist attack was thwarted this morning at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint George in the city of Bludan, Syria, just hours before the scheduled Divine Liturgy. According to local sources, ...

In the oft-quoted line from Sacrosanctum Concilium, the fathers of Vatican II put the importance of the liturgy in our lives as Christians in a wonderfully succinct way: “[T]he liturgy is the ...

From the Veronica loggia, the relic, also known as the Holy Face, will be displayed in an extraordinary liturgy. Afterward, the archpriest of St. Peter’s Basilica, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti ...