INDIANAPOLIS (RNS) — A mile from the main events of the National Eucharistic Congress on Thursday (July 18) afternoon, Catholic after Catholic knelt on the hot surface of an overflow parking lot of ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s liturgy chief said this week that Pope Francis issued Traditionis custodes as the effort to reconcile the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) “has not entirely been successful” ...

Twenty years ago I edited my first Catholic book — a booklet on Pope St. John Paul II’s new Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary. But one of my fellow workers, a liberal Church historian friend with whom ...

FARGO — Every Sunday afternoon, Sara Ray climbs the stairs to the St. Mary’s Cathedral choir loft, a Gregorian chant book in her hand and a spark of heaven on her heart. At 2 p.m. sharp, she raises ...

New moves by Pope Francis mean changes for Catholics dedicated to the Traditional Latin Mass —and for the priests and bishops responsible for these communities. Even though these Catholics represent a ...

Pope Francis' restoration of restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass was guaranteed to provoke uproar. Many who prefer the old rite (sometimes called the Tridentine Mass, or the extraordinary form) ...

The Archdiocese of Detroit has new restrictions on traditional Latin Mass. Starting July 1, several churches in metro Detroit will no longer be able to celebrate traditional Latin Mass. For some ...

Last month, NCR published reader responses to two opinion pieces on Latin Mass. The first, entitled "The Latin Mass becomes a cult of toxic tradition," says that the practice of Latin Mass needs major ...

After the conclusion of Traditional Latin Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and several other area parishes, it flourishes at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Tyler. With capacity for ...

Scores of Catholics and other practicing Christians pray the rosary all year long — and many bestow gifts of rosaries on family and friends for Christmas and other special occasions. What is the ...