One of Pope Francis’ most controversial moves was to restrict the use of the ancient Latin Mass; he said he did this to promote unity among the Catholic Church.

Pope Leo XIV will formally begin his ministry as bishop of Rome with a liturgy steeped in tradition and rich in symbolism May ...

The course, which kicks off in September, will feature contributions from Robert Fastiggi, Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius ...

We can see that the parts of the Good Friday service correspond to the divisions of Mass: Liturgy of the Word - reading of the Passion. Intercessory prayers for the Church and the entire world ...

Now, in part two, we shall turn to the purpose of the liturgy ... it done unto me according to your word” (Lk 1:38). Printed with permission from the Catholic Sun, newspaper for the Diocese ...

Catholic hospitals ... of Dayton who has attended Mass regularly throughout her life. “Vatican II was an excuse for people to do whatever they wanted with the liturgy.” But more modern ...

Suddenly, "in the middle of the most sacred part of the Mass ... liturgy-the one provided by the first Apology of Saint Justin in the mid-second century. Justin describes the Liturgy of the Word ...

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that ...

Good Friday is the only day of the year on which Holy Mass is not ... the Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord, consisting of three parts: the Liturgy of the Word, culminating in the chanting ...

By then, the Latin Mass was twenty years out of use. The vast renewal of Catholic life and practice brought about through the Second Vatican Council began with the reform of the liturgy ...