The nearly 400-year-old sculpted canopy towering over the main altar of St. Peter's Basilica will be surrounded by scaffolding for most of 2024 as it is washed, repaired and restored.
Standing over 30 feet tall, the baldachin, designed by Baroque master Gian Lorenzo
A reader asks: “My parish has a cross with the resurrected Christ next to the altar table. They say it is OK because Pope Francis has one. Is the use of a ‘resurrexifix’ now liturgically acceptable, if not a new norm?” Monsignor
The European Commission and Europa Nostra foundation has honored Poland's medieval altarpiece for outstanding conservation. The Wit Stwosz (Veit Stoss) altar is widely regarded as a Gothic masterpiece. Its meticulous conservation, based on in-depth research, was carried out for more than 1,000
Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, celebrated a penitential rite at the basilica's main altar June 3 after a man climbed up on it naked before being apprehended.
A reader asks: “What is the significance of the crucifix on the altar and the fact that it faces the priest?” Monsignor Charles Pope explains: “This practice originated with Pope Benedict XVI and continues in papal Masses to this day. It originated
Monsignor Charles Pope answers a reader’s question about the Glory Be. In explaining the phrase “world without end,” Monsignor Pope explains that the English translation from Latin is a bit misleading. A more literal translation would read “and unto the ages of
Question: Why is prayer necessary? God knows what we need. He also sees and knows the future. So, how can our prayer change that? We also call Jesus our intercessor. With whom does he intercede since he is God? — Anthony Navarra,
Question: A friend told me he was insulted that, in confession, a priest asked him how many times he had committed a certain sin. How specific does one have to be when confessing sexual sins? And does one have to mention how