Pope Leo XIV meets with authors of book on Latin Mass in U.S. March 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Pope Leo XIV met two sociologists on March 5 who have co-authored a book on Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass in the United States.
From Foreheads to Crowns: How Ash Wednesday looks different worldwide February 17, 2026By Josephine Peterson Catholic News Service Filed Under: Lent, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on where in the world they worship.
‘Remember you are dust’: Why people fill the pew on Ash Wednesday February 17, 2026By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Lent, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Why do so many people make an extra effort to get to church on Ash Wednesday — the first of Lent’s 40 days — when it is not a holy day of obligation, and they are not required to receive ashes?
Latin Mass supporters say SSPX controversy has ‘thrown a hand grenade’ into TLM debate February 16, 2026By Jonathan Luxmoore OSV News Filed Under: News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Supporters of the traditional Latin Mass have urged Catholics not to confuse their movement with the more controversial Society of St. Pius X, commonly referred to as SSPX, whose leaders currently risk excommunication by threatening to ordain their own bishops.
French priest hears confessions while riding chairlift in the Alps February 15, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: News, Sports, World News, Worship & Sacraments Father Geoffroy Génin is a 69-year-old French priest whose appearance is sometimes unusual. Tall and slim, he has the look of an athlete. Once a week, he can be seen on the ski slopes, in the heart of a magnificent snow-covered valley in the Alps.
Silence in place of homily at daily Mass February 5, 2026By Leonard J. DeLorenzo OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments Even our churches have embraced verbosity, as if more explanation equals more faith. But the Church’s own law recognizes what we’ve forgotten: The homily at daily Mass is recommended, not required.
What is the feast of the Presentation? February 1, 2026By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments According to the Church’s liturgical calendar, the feast held on Feb. 2 each year is in honor of the Presentation of the Lord. Some Catholics recall this day as the feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary because such was the feast day named until the 1969 changes in the Church’s calendar.
Getting to know our sacred space January 29, 2026By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments Each of the objects, the surroundings in our Catholic churches, has a purpose and a history. Here is an overview of some of those sacred areas, objects and surroundings.
Archdiocese of Paris convenes council in response to historic rise in catechumens January 24, 2026By Caroline de Sury OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Archdiocese of Paris is launching a major churchwide council in response to a surge in adult and youth conversions across France.
Pastors encouraged to schedule extra Saturday services with snow, ice forecast for Maryland January 22, 2026By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments A message sent to priests by the archdiocesan communications department noted that it is up to pastors to decide whether to hold Sunday Masses, based on their best judgment and knowledge of anticipated snowfall and local road conditions.
Scott Adams and the legitimacy of imperfect confession January 19, 2026By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments Given that his “Dilbert” cartoon spoofed corporate life, it seems fitting Adams approached the idea of religious conversion as a dryly analytical risk-return computation. To some his thinking recalled “Pascal’s wager,” in which 17th-century mathematician Blaise Pascal reasoned that a 50 percent probability of God’s existence represented a bet worth making.
New papal staff highlights Christ’s victory over death, papal liturgies office says January 13, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments While Catholics have been accustomed to the famed silver papal staff featuring the suffering of Christ crucified and used by the pontiffs for decades, a new staff, or crosier, used by Pope Leo XIV, emphasized the victory of the risen Christ over death.
