#Liturgy

The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church switches to a new calendar. Msgr. Martynyuk: “It signals our independence from the Soviet world”

Starting on September 1, 2023, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine will switch to the Gregorian calendar for fixed…

Feast of Saint Francis. Card. Zuppi: “May the terrible wolf of war be tamed”

Card. Zuppi presided over the Holy Mass for the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, entrusting Italy to our Patron…

Candlemas: the feast of the One who is the Light

Lit candles will be blessed in our churches to illuminate the celebrations and remind us that in recorded history darkness…

Netherlands: app with Missal readings and Liturgy of the Hours in Dutch

Pope Francis: “It is the antidote to our fear of having to face life alone”

“Those who experience God’s closeness cannot ignore their neighbours or treat them with indifference” writes the Pope in the homily…

Spiritus Domini. De Nicola (sociologist): “A fair blow to the glass ceiling”

“In the new Motu Proprio, Francis restores women’s role in the service at the altar. No one can be excluded…

Christmas Mass. Don Tomatis (FTIS): “Albeit somewhat less adorned, it will be a true Christmas”. Celebrations can begin as early as 7 p.m.

“Simple people’s bewilderment, as they shake their heads over the fact that this year Jesus must be ‘born earlier’ (how…

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Romania, over 10,000 cases per day. Country in partial lockdown, restrictions on worship

Austria: religious services, tougher restrictions due to rise in COVID-19 infections

Germany: General Assembly of the Bishops’ Conference. The effects of the pandemic on the life of the Church and the Synodal Path

Romania, surge in infections. The concerns of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches

In early July, the Court ruled that imposing quarantine on those who tested positive for Covid-19 was unconstitutional. Since then,…