The second principal part of the Sunday Mass is the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Some readers may recall that this was once ...

On the 10th anniversary of the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’, Leo XIV has promulgated the Decree for the Missa “pro custodia creationis” (“Mass for the Care of Creation”). This ...

Lake Albano, which formed inside a volcano, is seen from Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 1, 2025. Catholic priests will now be able to celebrate Mass “for the care of creation” after the Vatican ...

The newly released Misale ya Kiroma (Roman Missal) is set to become “obligatory” in celebrating Holy Mass towards the end of this year, phasing out the old one, Catholic Bishops Kenya have said in a ...

Shown is a detail of text in Latin from a page of the 1962 Roman Missal. This 1996 reproduction of the missal is by Roman Catholic Books. (CNS file photo/Nancy Wiechec) Pope Francis has revoked the ...

The US bishops' conference last week decreed that in the translation of the conclusion of collects in the Roman Missal, "one" is to be omitted before "God". The conclusions will now read "God, for ...

As the Church in Italy prepares to introduce its new translation of the Roman Missal on Sunday, the bishop in charge of its creation hopes the changes will help Catholics rediscover the beauty of the ...

Pope Francis looks through the new edition of the Roman Missal in Italian Aug. 28, 2020, during a meeting with officials of the Italian bishops’ conference in the library of the Apostolic Palace at ...

Last week, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth suspended public Mass as a health measure to stem the spread of COVID-19. The unprecedented move has left many parishioners shocked and sad. Catholic ...

Worshippers pray during a pontifical high Mass Feb. 15, 2020, at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in New York City. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith announced the optional use of seven ...

It is 50 years since Pope Paul VI introduced his revised Roman Missal, incorporating both the spiritual and practical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. The rowing back on its use by ...