Friday during Catholic Schools Week for students at St. Mary’s School in Rockville, Maryland, unfolded in a memorable way at ...

But options were limited for the altar, which, according to canon law, had to either be placed in a different church or other Catholic building to be used for the celebration of Mass, or destroyed.

Archbishop Jeffrey Grob, a Wisconsin native, was installed as Milwaukee’s 12th archbishop during a Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. Priests process to the altar of the incense ...

It’s something most Catholics have probably heard at Mass at some point ... Gluten Bread” in which the prelate noted that while altar bread “quibus glutinum ablatum est,” or “with ...

A. Following the Communion of Mass, there are prayers of thanksgiving, the blessing of the people, and the saying of the last Gospel. A. The altar stone is that part of the altar upon which the ...

A United States-based watchdog on Wednesday launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been ...

Incorporating candles into your altar setup not only honors the Sun’s return but also brings warmth and light into your personal space during the dark winter days. The Yule Log is a tradition ...

It is already known that medieval churches used precious textile hangings to conceal the altar from view either permanently, during Mass or for specific liturgical periods. And when studying the ...

When it comes to mass deportation, the Catholic bishops have been vocal in their opposition. Pope Francis has condemned U.S. mass deportation plans as a “disgrace.” The incoming Washington ...

A Catholic priest from Massachusetts died “tragically” Jan. 20 in Spain, his order said. Father Richard K. Gross, 80, a Wrentham native, died in the city of Málaga while “preparing to ...