"The decorum of the liturgy is therefore not obtained automatically simply by prohibiting the individual celebration of the Mass and by imposing concelebration," Cardinal Sarah wrote. "Forcing ...

Sunday, May 4, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Papal ChapelThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, protodeacon ...

With the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, one may notice that there have been some changes in the prayers within the celebration of the mass that are for the repose of the soul of the pope and ...

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00am the first day of the Novendiali (nine days of mourning), the Funeral Mass of the Roman Pontiff Francis will be celebrated on the parvis of St. Peter’s Basilica, ...

MANILA, Philippines — A portion of the Mass liturgy was adjusted following the death of Pope Francis. During the intercessions within the Liturgy of the Eucharist, it was observed that ...

The solemn liturgy will be led by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re. He will be joined in concelebration by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests ...

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.

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 ...

Concelebration means to be among the priests presiding over the Mass. This would mean Francis has gone beyond just participating in Mass or receiving the Eucharist as he has been doing in the past ...

Concelebration is the joint celebration by senior clerics of the service. The photo shows the pope, bare-headed, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a white robe and purple shawl, in front of a simple ...

Concelebration is the joint celebration by senior clerics of the service. The photo shows the bare-headed pope seated in a wheelchair, wearing a white robe and purple shawl, in front of a simple ...