Although many others have written on the subject, the name of Anscar J. Chupungco is synonymous with the inculturation of the liturgy. One does not lightly pass up what Chupungco has to say about ...

Easter and Passover may have been some of the few remaining times when those who do not ordinarily participate in worship were confronted with the practice of liturgy. For those who did not go to ...

The Second Vatican Council affirmed that the Eucharist is the source and summit of our Christian existence. It therefore called for a reform of the liturgy that took place in the pontificate of Paul ...

Among the many reforms and theological developments of Vatican II, perhaps none had a more direct impact on the life of the Church than the changes made to the Eucharistic Liturgy following the ...

Despite the controversies and abuses following the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic liturgy is ultimately a source of unity that forms Christians in the sacrifice and salvation of the cross, ...

The liturgy must be nurtured with care and never be neglected or abused, Pope Francis said. "The liturgy is Christ's work and the church's, and as such, it is a living body," he told members of ...

An archeological site in the ancient Roman city of Pollentia (iStock). Visitors to the site of the ancient Roman city of Pollentia during the month of July at any point in the last five years would ...

(RNS) Catholics in particular are debating the merits of what seems like simple bullying. Defenders of the practice say it gets the hierarchy’s attention – and safeguards the sanctity of the Mass.