Nuncio in Britain says pope won’t overturn restrictions on old Latin Mass November 14, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV does not intend to overturn Pope Francis’ limits on celebrating the traditional Latin Mass but will grant two-year dispensations to bishops who ask, a nuncio said.
Vatican gives final approval to new Liturgy of the Hours edition coming in 2027 November 12, 2025By Lauretta Brown OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Divine Worship, News, Vatican, World News The faithful can expect a new edition of the Liturgy of the Hours by Easter 2027, according to Bishop Steven J. Lopes, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship who made the announcement Nov. 11, during the bishops’ fall meeting.
‘A gift from God’: Parishes encouraged to start Liturgy of Hours ahead of new edition November 2, 2025By Katie Yoder OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Ahead of a new English edition of the Liturgy of the Hours for the Latin Church, Father Ernest and other liturgical experts are encouraging parishes and other Catholic communities to embrace this prayer, which is said at different points throughout the day.
Vatican liturgy chief addresses national gathering in Baltimore October 13, 2025By Patricia Zapor Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News In a call to refocus on the heart of Catholic worship, British Cardinal Arthur Roche, head of the Vatican’s liturgy office, urged believers to embrace the wonder of the Eucharist and model their lives on humility and love.
Cardinal Roche coming to Baltimore for opening Mass of major liturgical gathering September 5, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News Baltimore-area faithful will have a rare opportunity to worship alongside one of the Vatican’s most influential liturgical leaders when Cardinal Arthur Roche is present for the opening Mass of a major national conference at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland Sept. 30.
How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet April 24, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News One popular devotion is the Divine Mercy Chaplet, often said at 3 p.m. in honor of the hour Christ died.
St. Faustina and visions behind Divine Mercy Sunday April 24, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Saints, World News Between 1931 and 1938, a young nun named Sister Maria Faustina claimed to have experienced a series of visions, messages and conversations in which our Lord Jesus asked her to establish a devotion to his Divine Mercy.
What happened Holy Thursday night? One Polish nun says she knows April 17, 2025By Agnieszka Bugala OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Easter, News, World News A hidden chapter of Christ’s Passion has come to light through the mystical revelations of Servant of God Sister Leonia Nastal, a Polish nun whose spiritual diary offers harrowing details of Jesus’ imprisonment before the crucifixion.
Latin Mass to have permanent home at St. Alphonsus; will end at Hagerstown parish in August May 17, 2024By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate, Worship & Sacraments The celebration of the Mass in the extraordinary form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be entrusted solely to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, effective Aug. 1.
Shrine’s Divine Mercy Sunday weekend to focus on Eucharist, ‘spiritual fatherhood’ April 2, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Some 15,000 pilgrims are expected at the annual Divine Mercy Sunday Weekend, which takes place April 6-7 at the National Shrine for the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Perfect harmony: Music internship program helps parishes in Western Maryland September 20, 2023By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News, Western Vicariate Music interns from Frostburg State University are helping to bring new life to liturgies at Divine Mercy Parish in Western Maryland.
Liturgical Commission reestablished to advance liturgical life in Archdiocese of Baltimore September 13, 2023By Mary Clifford Morrell Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Eucharist, Feature, Local News, News Following a hiatus of several years, the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Liturgical Commission is back. The reboot, which took effect in May, is partially related to the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival and the need for ongoing formation and teaching about the liturgy – especially the Eucharist, according to Monsignor Richard Hilgartner, pastor of St. Joseph in Cockeysville and a member of the commission.
