Category: DDW / Holy See
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In the image of God he created them …
What “being a woman” is has always been and still is decided by men in the Catholic Church – to the disadvantage of women.
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From the Wires: Traditionalist Flights of Fancy
“It’s long past time that Catholics of all stripes came together to work through the issues that divide us. But it will never happen without a dose of realism.”
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Work Toward an Amazonian Rite Moves Forward
A friendly meeting in Rome signals that good progress is being made toward the creation of a rite for the Amazon.
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The new Prefect of Divine Liturgy and Sacraments speaks.
In a a wide-ranging interview with Vatican News interview Cardinal-elect Arthur Roche, the new prefect of the DDWDS, discusses, among other issues, the lack of ‘religiosity’ surrounding Sundays in the West. The interview lead-in speaks of the “beauty” of the liturgy – though the topic is never addressed in the interview, at least explicitly. The…
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A document on liturgical formation is being prepared in Rome
In a wide-ranging interview on May 9, in the Spanish magazine Omnes, Archbishop Arthur Roche, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, revealed that a document on liturgical formation is currently being prepared in Rome, to assist the world’s bishops in rising to the challenge of liturgical formation for all the baptized, not only priests and…
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We Do Not Intend to Offer Any Further Guidelines for the Holy Week Celebrations
Yesterday the Congregation for Divine Worship published a Note on the liturgies for Holy Week 2023. This Note does not contain any great innovations, but in a refreshing way leaves matters in the hands of the bishops’ conferences. The key section says: In view of the ongoing slowdown of the pandemic, albeit at different rates…
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“Extraordinary Form” returns – Updated
UPDATED: The term is a mistake which will be connected.
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I Want to Speak with the Manager: A Conversation with Archbishop Roche
Christopher Lamb of The Tablet speaks with the Prefect of the CDW.
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Clarifications and a Wake-Up Call Concerning Traditionis Custodes
The motu proprio has outlined “the direction in which we wish to move.”