And if this is a first, how significant is it?
Read moreMonth: August 2015
Pope Goes to Mass Like Everybody Else
A Mass started at 7am, so Francis decided to stay for it.
Read moreThe State of the US Church at Papal Visits – Statistics from CARA
63% of adult Catholics attended Mass at least once a month in 1979, but by 2014 this had declined to 46%.
Read moreNon Solum: Do All Catholic Choir Members Have to Be Believers and Catholics?
“Liturgical musicians are first of all disciples, and only then are they ministers….” – Sing to the Lord, no. 49.
Read moreBetween Consultation and Faithfulness: Questions That Won’t Go Away
“In the year 3615 AD, on the 1,600th anniversary of the appearance of this article, perhaps English will be a dead language.” – Paul Turner
Read morePope Francis Changes Mind on “Year of Divine Mercy”
The announcement came as Pope Francis asked God to rain down fire and brimstone on the world for its corruption.
Read moreField Report: Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
While traveling in Jordan and Israel last week, I had the opportunity to attend Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. The location and liturgy seemed unusual enough to warrant a “field report” for PrayTell readers.
Read more“Viewing the Papal Mass in a remote location does not fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation”
Is this in the ‘spirit of Francis’?
Read moreThe Order of Celebrating Matrimony, Second Edition Is Approved
This is a translation of the revised official Latin rite which appeared in 1990.
Read moreA Lament for Lost Liturgy
We celebrated the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary yesterday. At least some of us did. Not many of us did, actually.
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