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

Priests in white vestments renew their ordination promises during the Vatican's chrism Mass on Holy Thursday ... Courtney Mares is a Rome Correspondent for Catholic News Agency.

Pope Francis's death comes after a series of health struggles. He held his final public appearance on Easter Sunday.

The Catholic parish gave Harvey and her family a sense ... writing that he deplored the “ostentation” of priests who celebrate the old Mass in fancy vestments and lace, which can “sometimes conceal ...

His critics were fellow clergy as well as elected officials in the ascendant wing of the American Catholic political realm.

Kearney's Roman Catholic pastors, a Carmelite nun and the Kearney Catholic High School principal each saw the late Pope ...

Cardinal Roger Mahony, the retired Archbishop of Los Angeles, will witness the sealing of the coffin of Pope Francis before a ...

Founder of Atelier Lavs, the designer, perfumer, and artist has crafted liturgical vestments for both Pope Benedict and the ...

On Monday in Rome, a rosary service was held for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti. Beginning ...

Vatican City • In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday ...