A penitential rite, either a Mass or a Liturgy of the Word, should be carried out as soon as possible after such a desecration, the norms state. An unidentified man is in custody after driving a ...

A broad coalition of Catholics and non-Catholic advocates ... allowance for priests to celebrate the Mass facing the congregation. The Tridentine Rite dictated that the priest face ad orientem ...

Before Mass changes at the parish level ... the Gloria, the Penitential Rite, the Sanctus and Communion. Rift in Catholic identity?Some have worried about changing a fundamental rite of worship ...

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti performed the penitential rite following the desecration of the altar with other priests and members of the faithful. According to Vatican News, a Polish man approached the ...