EDITORIAL: Doesn’t the switch downplay the immense importance of the great feast of the Ascension — one of the five holiest ...

In an age of tribal conflict and religious confusion, St. Clotilde’s example shows how one marriage — and one soul — can ...

We read in the Acts of the Apostles, when the day of Pentecost had come, they were together in one place. Suddenly there came ...

Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than Pentecost. The oldest of our festivals, just the ...

Representatives from 16 world Communions gathered in Assisi from May 5-7, to discuss the development of a common liturgical ...

I am a big fan of Ascension Thursday. After all, I was ordained a priest on Ascension Thursday at the Pontifical North ...

This second Sunday is another significant date in the Catholic liturgical calendar, as it was declared the Feast of Divine Mercy during the papacy of John Paul II in 2000. The two popes ...

In centuries past, sin-eaters consumed ritual meals to take on the spiritual weight of the dead. Today, that ancient practice ...

A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, has stirred backlash for ...

Bishop Michael Martin also said that if the Vatican changes required restrictions of the TLM, the North Carolina diocese ...

The deadline to submit items for The Decatur Daily Religion Calendar is 5 p.m. Monday for publication the following Friday. Information, however, may be submitted up to six weeks in ...

It may surprise most people to know that there are many different rites within the Catholic Church ... All the rites in use today evolved from the liturgical practices and ecclesiastical ...