Earlier today Anthony posted the news that Pope Francis has opened the liturgical ministries of Lectorate and Acolyte to women. The motu proprio is available
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Category: Pope Francis
No one should be excluded from the grace of these sacraments
Yesterday Pope Francis released a Message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. In this message he stresses the need for everybody’s inclusion in
Read moreCathedral Chapter of Chur Refuses Papal Terna
After a hiatus one and a half years, the cathedral chapter of Chur in Switzerland suddenly got the opportunity to elect a new bishop from
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St Jerome, “Linguistic” Hospitality and Inculturation
When it comes to matters liturgical there is often a danger to read things into the words of Pope Francis. All too often, liturgists of
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What does Fratelli Tutti tell us about liturgy?
Our liturgies must resonate with “the music of the Gospel.” Here are some thoughts on how we might do that — inspired by the Pope’s new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
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Brief Book Review: The Ten Green Commandments of Laudato Si
Mary Frances Fleischaker, OP, reviews Joshtrom Isaac Kureethadam’s The Ten Green Commandments of Laudato Si.
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Pope Francis on Creativity and Confession
Today’s London’s Tablet carried an interview with Pope Francis by the famous papal-biographer Austen Ivereigh. Given the social-distancing reality Ivereigh agreed to submit half a
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Querida Amazonia: still far to go
Most commentators were anxious to see Pope Francis’ answer to the request to ordain viri probati or to institute some form of female deaconate in
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More Important Than It Looks
What was your experience the Sunday of the Word of God like? Does it make you confident that this observance will take hold? What are your hopes for next year’s celebration?
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“Almost obligatory” Irish contribution to the Sunday of the Word of God
This coming Sunday marks the first time we will observe the Sunday of the Word of God. PrayTell already covered this new observance. Regular readers may also have
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