Marking another in a series of recent surprise public appearances, Pope Francis on Sunday briefly greeted thousands of ...

During a visit to The Catholic University of America, renowned composer James MacMillan discussed how music “helps carry the ...

Ninth Annual Mass for Vocations held April 10 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in ...

COMMENTARY: The deacon’s reverent presence at the altar invites us to rediscover the mystery, humility and mission at the heart of the Mass.

Preparations for popular, often daylong Lent and Holy Week processions are underway across Latin America — but not in ...

The renewed interest in the traditional rite aligns with what’s known as the “strict church” hypothesis, which stipulates ...

Clearly, Pope Francis sees liturgical formation as a priority. This was at a time throughout the Catholic world when liturgical formation no longer had the urgency and priority amongst the bishops ...

Pope Francis appointed Shawn McKnight as the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, church officials ...

A new study published by religious organizations found that the repercussions of deportation will hit closer to home than ...

The second, and even more significant, move toward reverence was turning ad orientem, that is, the priest at the altar facing ...

He will formally be declared a saint at a Mass in front of the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Basilica ... the membrane enclosing the ...