Pope Leo XIV incenses the altar in St. Peter's Basilica, Sunday, June 15, 2025, where he celebrates a Mass for the Jubilee of ...

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, the archbishop of Washington, will ordain five new priests for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of ...

Alb: A long white linen vestment with sleeves, it symbolizes the purity of heart that the priest brings to the altar. According to the General Instruction of the Roman Missal: ...

Also, in a leaked set of liturgical norms that appear to have been written before Francis died, Martin opposed "hybrid liturgies" in which older traditions are blended into the modern Novus Ordo Mass.

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics -- he chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in Latin.

Pope Francis passed away at age 88 due to health issues. A friend of mine, Jordan Cook, along with 24 pilgrims from St. Thomas More Parish in Scranton, were scheduled to leave that ...

A visit to Six Senses Rome, where the rooftop is home to Notos, the restaurant helmed by chef Fabio Sangiovanni. His inspiration? A journey that bridges the flavors of Rome and his native Campania ...

Twenty-two popes are buried here, including Leo XIII, whose remains were brought across the city from St. Peter’s Basilica in 1924 ... of ceremonies to the altar, which he kissed on reaching ...

As the Sisters of Christian Charity watched the white smoke rise from the Sistine Chapel in Rome May 8 and awaited the appearance of the new pope on the balcony of St. Pete ...

Wearing bright red vestments, the cardinals processed down the central aisle of the basilica as the Sistine Chapel’s boys’ choir sang. They took up their seats around the main altar, which lies above ...

The cardinals would sit in a hall in a half circle with the dean of the college of cardinals, the Italian Giovanni Battista, ...

On Saturday, June 14, at 10 a.m., the Archdiocese of Philadelphia will welcome eight new permanent deacons during a solemn ...