On Holy Thursday, more than 1,880 priests, bishops and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations during the Chrism Mass inside ... as well as in the consecration of churches.

The death of Pope Francis sets into motion a series of rituals, some of which go back more than 2,000 years, including how to ...

On Holy Thursday, more than 1,880 priests, bishops, and cardinals renewed the promises made at their ordinations during the chrism Mass inside ... as well as in the consecration of churches.

Like young people coming to Mass and saying the responses and singing out loud and kneeling on those really hard stones, and asking tourists not to take photos during the consecration.” ...

Taking place on Holy ... the image of the Virgen Maria Alegria, the mother of Jesus, come from different directions and meet in front of the church, where the first Easter Sunday Mass is held.

Huge crowds were already growing outside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where Pope Francis will be buried. The ...

The bread and wine are changed into the body and blood of Christ at the Consecration ... are to offer up the Holy Sacrifice with the priest from the words used in the Mass itself; for the priest ...

Bishop Robert Barron performs the consecration of the Holy Eucharist during a Mass held to celebrate the life of Pope Francis on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at the Co-Cathedral of St. John the ...

The funeral mass ... the consecration of the bread and wine, participants exchanging a sign of peace or handshake, the Eucharist, a moment of silence, and lastly the sprinkling of holy water ...

After a Saturday morning funeral mass at St. Peter’s, the pope’s coffin will be ... (Piero Cruciatti | AFP via Getty Images) ...