Rare Concelebration. Up until the post-Vatican II era, ritual concelebration was rare and usually only took place at the ordination of a priest or the consecration of a bishop.

Cardinal Raymond L. Burke believes that the “excessive” use of concelebration – the practice of priests saying Mass collectively – can result in their unique role in the sacred liturgy ...

As a member of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which is catholic, not Protestant yet reformed and part of the Anglican Communion of Churches comprising both catholic and protestant Churches I was ...

The Vatican is putting an end to the practice of priests going into St. Peter’s Basilica early every morning to celebrate their own Mass at a side altar with just an altar server.

ALTHOUGH I must have written about 250,000 words since starting this column over four years ago, I’ve never had occasion to use the Irish word “lúdramán”. Perhaps I shouldn’t use it now ...

“There are good reasons for believing forbidden concelebration will take place by the laity and with those not in full communion with the church” at the June 12 Mass,Vigneron said in his ...

The Pope's envoy investigating child protection came under fire yesterday for concelebrating Mass with two Irish bishops criticised in the Murphy Report.

Concelebration is the joint celebration of mass by senior clerics. The release of the photo by the Vatican was significant, as the Argentine pontiff has not been seen in public since being admitted to ...

On April 8, Holy Thursday, the Pope will preside at the concelebration of the Chrism Mass with cardinals, bishops, diocesan and religious priests of Rome, at St. Peter's Basilica at 9:30 a.m.

Eichstätt (Agenzia Fides) - With a solemn concelebration of Mass in Eichstätt Cathedral , the Pontifical Mission Societies Germany - missio - will conclude on Sunday 28 October the Month of Mission.