Cupich: Standing, not kneeling, for Communion a ‘powerful symbolic expression’ December 18, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago is advocating for Catholic faithful to receive holy Communion standing — the normative posture established by the U.S. Catholic bishops — as part of a renewed awareness of the theology of the Communion procession.
Radio Interview: Seminarians delve into charismatic prayer December 16, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Vocations, Worship & Sacraments Benjamin Oursler and Jack Morris, two seminarians studying to become priests for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, are involved in the Charismatic movement and have received training charismatic prayer through a two-year program called the Encounter School of Ministry. They share their experiences with charismatic prayer with Catholic Review Managing Editor George Matysek.
A beginner’s guide to prayer for Catholics December 15, 2024By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Worship & Sacraments God loves us more than we can imagine. He wants us to get to know and love him as a Father. Like any loving parent, he wants to spend time talking with his children. The following are answers to commonly asked questions about prayer.
Question Corner: Can my son be baptized? December 4, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments In a beautiful way, the church’s law in this area echoes the words of Jesus himself: “Let the children come to me, and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these” (Mt 19:14).
Observation of holy day of obligation for Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception moved to Dec. 9 this year November 20, 2024By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Local News, News, Worship & Sacraments Archbishop William E. Lori announced that the observance of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be transferred to Dec. 9 this year.
Question Corner: Is Dec. 9 a holy day of obligation this year? November 20, 2024By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments The solution for competing solemnities is to transfer the liturgical celebration of the non-Sunday holy day to the first subsequent available date. Thus, in the year 2024, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated in our liturgy on Monday, Dec. 9.
An unfailing treasure 60 years later: ‘Lumen Gentium’ and the universal call to holiness November 18, 2024By David Werning OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The dogmatic constitution from the Second Vatican Council, entitled “Lumen Gentium,” promulgated 60 years ago on Nov. 21, 1964, sets forth the nature and mission of the church.
Traditional Latin Mass will no longer be celebrated at cathedral in Tyler, Texas November 13, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, U.S. Bishops Meeting - Fall 2024, World News, Worship & Sacraments The Mass according to the 1962 Missal will no longer be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Texas, after Nov. 30, but it will continue at a nearby parish in care of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.
Pope: Make sure confirmation is not last time parish sees young people October 30, 2024By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry The Catholic Church must put more effort into ensuring that the sacrament of confirmation is not the “sacrament of goodbye” for young people, who receive it and then do not come to church again until they want to get married, Pope Francis said.
Sacred Heart encyclical hailed as a ‘simple and powerful cure’ to rekindle love October 28, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the Sacred Heart of Jesus is being hailed as “a simple and powerful cure” for a fractured world, said the president of the U.S. Catholic bishops’ conference — and that sentiment was echoed by other experts on devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Confession is a witness of a welcoming church, pope says October 24, 2024By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The availability of confession, even in churches heavily frequented by tourists, presents the Catholic Church as a welcoming space for an encounter with God, Pope Francis said.
Vatican statistics show decline in baptisms, clergy, religious, worldwide October 17, 2024By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Vatican, World News, Worship & Sacraments The number of Catholics and permanent deacons in the world rose in 2022, while the number of seminarians, priests, men and women in religious orders, and baptisms declined, according to Vatican statistics.
