Amid violence, Central African Republic bishops denounce 'lack of patriotisms'
- Jan 19, 2021
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Zaire rite was ‘hugely important’ step in true liturgical inculturation, academic says
- Jan 12, 2021
Last year, Pope Francis called the Zairean Rite “the only inculturated rite of the Latin Church approved after the Second Vatican Council.”
Zairean rite offers example for developing an Amazonian rite, pope says
- Dec 1, 2020
The approval decades ago of a Zairean rite of the Roman Missal demonstrated that it is possible also to develop a rite for the Amazon region, Pope Francis said in a preface to a new book.
Pope gets first copy of Italian Missal translation
- Aug 31, 2020
The Italian bishops finally have printed their new Missal, and they gave the symbolic first copy to Pope Francis, who usually celebrates Mass in Italian.
As the sound of music returns, Italy’s church/state debate goes silent
- Aug 15, 2020
Beginning today, Italian family members and friends are no longer required to observe social distancing when they come to church, and churches are once again able to have choirs at Mass and the assembly can sing.
Vatican-recognized exorcists’ group offers guidelines for ‘quality control’
- Jul 19, 2020
The guidelines come in response to a perception that there are too many rogue operators, both clerical and lay, who claim to perform exorcisms but who aren’t authorized to do so.
With Slovak cleric’s new job, big things in a small package
- Jun 16, 2020
Generally speaking, only three things happen in Rome on Sundays: Mass, lunch and soccer. Thus it was a bit of a surprise last Sunday to see the Vatican announce a personnel move, in this case the pope’s nomination of a new cerimoniere, meaning an official who assists the pope in his liturgies and public events.
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