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We’ve been hearing a lot of talk lately about the “reform of the reform” — and now a leading liturgist at the Vatican has said, “Be careful about that”: In a new book, a Vatican archbishop has chronicled the birth pangs of the liturgical reform generated by the Second Vatican Council and warned of a…

The Vatican is poised to make a big push for Eucharistic adoration — and John Allen has the very creative details: As part of a broad initiative to promote Eucharistic adoration, the Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy is proposing that religious women “spiritually adopt priests” through prayer before the Eucharist, and, more generally, that Catholics from…

‘Tis the season for light. And both Jews and Christians have made the lighting of candles this time of year a celebration of God’s continued love for the world He created. In Wisconsin this week, there was a stirring reminder of that, as Jews and Catholics gathered for their first interfaith Hanukkah service: Two days…

As I start to dig through the pope’s encyclical, I’ve been wondering: why Andrew? Why did the pope decide to issue this particular letter on this particular feast? John Allen speculates that it may be St. Andrew’s connection to the eastern church — an ecumenical hat tip. But I think there is more to it…
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