Pope amends canon law so women can be installed as lectors, acolytes January 11, 2021By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Recognizing “the gifts of each baptized person” — women and men — Pope Francis ordered a change to canon law and liturgical norms so that women could be formally installed as lectors and acolytes.
Homilies distributed/ Mass for a non-Catholic January 6, 2021By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about providing written homilies and offering Masses for deceased non-Catholics.
Doctrine committee sets standards for evaluating, improving church hymns December 14, 2020By Greg Erlandson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News, Year of the Eucharist Expressing concern for the doctrinal soundness of some of the lyrics of Catholic hymns now available for use in Catholic liturgies, the U.S. bishops’ doctrine committee in a forthcoming report suggests guidelines for bishops in evaluating hymn lyrics and for selecting hymnals being considered for use in churches.
Baltimore Archdiocese adds Christmas Eve Masses at noon; faithful encouraged to plan worship now December 11, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Christmas, Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News This year, one unlike any other in recent memory, it will also mean Christmas Mass starting as early as noon Dec. 24, an accommodation by the Archdiocese of Baltimore and acknowledgement of the limitations on gatherings made necessary by COVID-19.
Despite pandemic, there are ways to celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe December 10, 2020By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News Despite the coronavirus pandemic, there are ways of celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Cardinal Piacenza upholds ‘probable invalidity’ of confession by phone December 8, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Coronavirus, Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Even though the world is facing a pandemic that may limit many people’s ability to celebrate the sacraments, particularly those people who are in isolation, quarantining or hospitalized with COVID-19, confession by phone is still most likely invalid, said Cardinal Mauro Piacenza, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary.
Is ‘purgatory’ in Bible?/ Kneel, sit or stand? December 7, 2020By Father Kenneth Doyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Commentary, Divine Worship, Question Corner Father Doyle fields questions about purgatory and standing, sitting and kneeling at Mass.
Oils blessed, promises renewed at delayed chrism Mass September 15, 2020By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Archbishop's Ministry, Coronavirus, Divine Worship, Feature, Local News, News Clergy and some lay faithful gathered Sept. 14 at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland to participate in the chrism Mass at which Archbishop William E. Lori blesses sacramental oils used in parishes and where priests of the diocese traditionally renew their promises.
Priest said finding out his baptism, ordination were invalid was a blessing in disguise August 24, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News While Father Hood has now received his sacraments — he was baptized, confirmed and received the Eucharist on Aug. 9 and was ordained a transitional deacon Aug. 15 and a priest on Aug. 17 — his bigger concern now is those who received their sacraments from him, or thought they did.
Detroit priest’s invalid baptism had ripple effect, archdiocese says August 24, 2020By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, World News The Archdiocese of Detroit is seeking to contact anyone who may have received invalid sacraments after a priest of the archdiocese learned his own baptism as an infant 30 years ago was invalid.
Solemnity of the Assumption is not a holy day of obligation in 2020 August 13, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Divine Worship, Local News, News There are two reasons there is no obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this year. First, when the feast falls on a Saturday or Monday (as it does this year), the obligation to attend Mass is lifted in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Second, Archbishop William E. Lori has issued a general dispensation from attending Mass during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vatican says baptisms that used a modified formula are not valid August 6, 2020By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Vatican, World News Changing the words of the formula for baptism render the sacrament invalid, said the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
