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Vatican II reformed liturgy to promote participation: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has described the liturgical reforms following the Second Vatican Council as necessary to encourage active participation by the faithful. Source: EWTN News.
Strengthening value of liturgy in Christian formation: Pope
Pope Leo XIV is calling on the Church to strengthen the relationship between catechesis and liturgical celebration so that Christian initiation may lead people to Christ. Source: Vatican News.
Musical heritage of the Church must be preserved: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has highlighted the importance of sacred music in the liturgy, calling for the Church’s musical heritage to be preserved while fostering healthy inculturation of local traditions. Source: EWTN News.
Priests must be faithful to rubrics of the Mass: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has emphasised the need for priests to remain faithful to the texts and instructions of the Mass and to receive the proper formation to celebrate the sacred liturgy with dignity. Source: EWTN News.
Sunday the foundation and kernel of liturgical year: Pope
Pope Leo XIV has urged Catholics to gather in person for Sunday Mass and called for working conditions that allow people to attend, saying Sunday is “the foundation and kernel of the whole liturgical year”. Source: OSV News.
Historic Croatian Glagolitic Mass celebrated in Sydney
A traditional Croatian Glagolitic Rite Mass was celebrated in Sydney, a rare occasion which revived a ninth-century tradition tracing back to Saints Cyril and Methodius. Source: The Catholic Weekly.
Vatican rejects German bishops’ request for lay homilies at Mass
The Vatican has rejected a request from the German Bishops Conference to allow laypeople to preach the homily during the celebration of the Eucharist. Source: EWTN News.
Liturgical rites shape spiritual lives of believers: Pope
The rites and symbols of the liturgy are not arbitrary ceremonies but the means through which Catholics encounter God and are formed in faith, Pope Leo XIV said yesterday. Source: OSV News.
Pope urges respect for ‘norms of the liturgy’
Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to respect the “norms of the liturgy” and not to make changes to the Mass “on their own initiative” in order to avoid confusing the faithful. Source: EWTN News.