As Advent begins on November 30, 2025, we explore the rich history and symbolism behind this Christian season of preparation ...

In exploring the minister’s public obligations, it would seem sensible to bypass the activity of worship and concentrate on the minister’s social service, on the grounds that the latter bears most ...

Here's a clip making the rounds of Catholic Twitter. It's the actor Shia LeBoeuf, who recently converted, or reverted, to the practice of Catholicism. In this interview with Bishop Robert Barron, ...

Previously underappreciated ancient liturgies are making a comeback. One such liturgy? Tenebrae. In the Diocese of Columbus, home to 280,000 Catholics, some 14 parishes (including St. Joseph Cathedral ...

It is easy to look at Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Vatican II document on the liturgy, and look at the mass we have now and know that something got lost in translation. We frequently see people ...

The service in honor of the Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the temple in Orthodox churches is distinguished by its ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has chosen Catholic media companies Ascension and Word on Fire to publish the Liturgy of the Hours, Second Edition. The Liturgy of the Hours, also known ...

I usually instinctively shy away from mixing religion with politics or policy, or my personal life with my professional life. I don’t like it when these worlds collide, but climate change — a central ...

Pope calls priests to improve homilies, form laity in meaning of liturgy Vatican City, Mar 2, 2005 / 22:00 pm ...

VATICAN: Welcoming the participants in a formation course for diocesan officers of liturgical pastoral ministry, organised by ...

The Liturgy Wars are back, although I suspect they never really left. Yesterday, Pope Benedict celebrated Mass in the Sistine Chapel where the altar faces the great mural of the “Last Judgment” by ...

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Byzantine Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at Mestská portová hala Square in Pre ov, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021. (Credit: Paul Haring/CNS.) Listen PREŠOV, ...