Follow us on: Facebook  Twitter
Subscribe to RSS RSS

Archive for category CDW / Holy See

Cardinal Koch on liturgical renewal

In Koch’s view, the readmission of the celebration of Mass in the preconciliar form is “only the first step,” but “the time is not yet ripe” for further steps. Rome can take further actions only when there is readiness among Catholics to consider new forms of liturgy “in service of the Church.”

Tags: , , , ,

Response to Magister–updated 1/26

Fr. Neil Xavier O’Donoghue has written a response to Sandro Magister’s portrayal of the liturgical practices of the Neocatechumenal Way.

Tags: , ,

Neo-Catechumenal Way: Has it all worked out?

Let a thousand liturgical flowers bloom?

Tags: , ,

New Vatican commission cracks down on church architecture

That’s the headline in La Stampa.

The Sistine Chapel Choir Plans to Sing Contemporary Music

“This step is necessary in order to prevent the papal choir from becoming a museum piece,” the director of the Sistine Choir said.

Tags: , ,

Random thoughts on EP III

The more I have listened to this phrase, the more I have become convinced that in fact “from the rising of the sun to its setting” is not an accurate translation of the intent of the original.

Tags: , ,

Congregation for Divine Worship has more time now to promote the sacred liturgy

Pope Benedict said he made the change in responsibilities so that the Congregation for Divine Worship could “dedicate itself principally to giving a new impulse to the promotion of the sacred liturgy in the church, according to the renewal willed by the Second Vatican Council.”

Tags: , , ,

Cardinal Winning: The Shepherd Who Refused to Become a Sheep

Mike Fallon of Scotland has written extensively on the new missal. This is his latest article.

Tags: , , , , , ,

Cardinal Cañizares on receiving Communion kneeling, on the tongue

Receiving Communion in this way “is the sign of adoration that needs to be recovered. I think the entire Church needs to receive Communion while kneeling.”

Tags:

Vatican Confirms: Female Servers Prohibited at Old Mass

Only male servers may be used at celebrations of the “Tridentine Mass.”

Tags: ,