Articles on this issue "sacrament"
Answered by Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University. Q: Little children frequently run around during the Mass fondly watched by their …
read moreHere is the presentation, made today by Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, of the instruction "Redemptionis Sacramentum," on matters to …
read moreUSCCB Publishing, an entity of the U.S. bishops' conference, is the initial publisher in this country on the Vatican's new document on matters regarding the Eucharist. The Holy See today …
read moreThe Vatican instruction "Redemptionis Sacramentum," on abuses regarding the Eucharist and the celebration of Mass, responds to one of John Paul II's key concerns, and went through a dozen …
read moreA new Vatican instruction on the Eucharist takes pains to emphasize that the Blessed Sacrament "is too great for anyone to permit himself to treat it according to his own whim." The Vatican …
read moreJohn Paul II heard the confessions of 11 pilgrims in St. Peter's Basilica, continuing a Good Friday custom he has observed since the start of his pontificate. Just before midday, the Pope …
read moreHere is Part 2 of a translation of the Lenten meditation offered last Friday by the Papal Household preacher, Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, to John Paul II and officials of the Roman …
read moreFor the sacrament of reconciliation to be effective, "there must be a renewal in the Spirit of the way of administering and of receiving it," the Pope heard during a Lenten meditation. The …
read moreThe sacrament of reconciliation is meant not only to absolve sins but also and above all to lead the faithful to a profound encounter with Christ, says John Paul II. The Pope reflected on the …
read moreDisuse of the sacrament of reconciliation is due to the crisis of the sense of sin, said an organizer of a course given by the Holy See to young priests. The intense course on the "internal …
read moreA course beginning Monday will be geared toward young priests on moral and canonical topics and particularly the administration of the sacrament of reconciliation. The course is being given by …
read moreA Catholic archbishop wants to meet with a member of the state Parliament who proposed legislation that would force priests to report confessions of child sex abuse. The bill by Nick Xenophon, …
read moreThe writings of John Paul II have inspired a number of Church apostolates dedicated to strengthening the institution of marriage. Once such apostolate is the Alexander House of Austin. ZENIT …
read moreEcclesia de Eucharistia," the latest encyclical published by John Paul II, is characterized by the personal style with which the Pope presents the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. …
read moreJohn Paul II on March 28 addressed the officials of the Apostolic Penitentiary, the confessors of the patriarchal basilicas of Rome, and a group of young priests and candidates for the …
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