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

THE oil of the olive tree was both an ordinary household item and yet an extraordinary gift from Heaven, Brisbane Archbishop ...

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

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

Despite the two decades since his death, John Paul still has a great deal to teach us about human dignity, God’s boundless ...

The Catholic Church has always offered and still offers to the sacrament of the Eucharist the cult of adoration, not only during Mass, but also outside of it, reserving the consecrated hosts with ...

The imposition of hands is rightly recognized by the Catholic tradition as the origin of the sacrament of Confirmation, which in a certain way perpetuates the grace of Pentecost in the Church." ...

The Catholic Church has not been spared from polarization, and is facing deep ideological divides. On one side, Catholic ...

The former cardinal was expelled from the priesthood after the church found him guilty of sexual abuse. He was accused in ...

Pope Francis has named a new bishop of the Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, Bishop Bruce Alan Lewandowski, C.S.R., titular Bishop of Croae and, to date, auxili ...

Ilja, Kirill's spiritual father, had been awarded the highest monastic title, that of ‘archimandrite with the skhima’, a super-cape with symbols that attest to the highest vows of ...