For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: "It is an act that founds the whole Christian experience and, therefore, ...

He also bridged liturgical traditions, as with the Catholic Church's personal ordinariates for the Anglican tradition -- commonly called the "Anglican ordinariate" for short -- authorizing the only ...

As president since 2014 of the international Santa Marta Group of police chiefs and bishops, the Liverpool-born Cardinal ...

Hillenbrand and lay apostolates like the Catholic Family Movement ... the English translation of the new edition of the Roman Missal, which we begin implementing in the United States sometime ...

Vincent Nichols, 79, the Archbishop of Westminster since 2009 and a cardinal since 2014, has led the Church in England and ...

The death of Pope Francis in an Italian hospital on April 21, 2025, marks the end of a significant era for the Vatican and the global Catholic following of 1.3 ... world with the translation of the ...

Every missal ... s Catholic population doubled during his tenure—while Europe’s churches emptied. The Legacy That Outlives Titles The Theologian’s Theologian: His 14 books on sacramental ...

The change is the result of a new translation of the Roman Missal, a translation that ... of a fierce debate within Church circles. The Catholic blogosphere has gone crazy over the topic ...

On September 29, 2024, the Feast of St Michael the Archangel on the pre-1969 calendar, now the Feast of the Three Archangels ...

Pope Francis was elected leader of the Catholic Church ... of the New Roman missal into English. Moreover, the church was reeling from the revelation of papal secrets of his predecessor Pope Benedict ...

"As Englishmen, I'd say we bring a certain down-to-earth pragmatism to the discussions, which helps transcend ideological ...