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Cardinal Zen expresses ‘pain and indignation’ at St. Peter’s Basilica private Mass restrictions
Cardinal Joseph Zen has expressed “pain and indignation” at restrictions on private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica, saying that if... Read more
Cardinal Sarah asks Pope Francis to reinstate individual Masses at St. Peter’s Basilica
Cardinal Robert Sarah has asked Pope Francis to reinstate the celebration of private Masses at the side altars in St.... Read more
Cardinal hails Mother Angelica’s ‘extraordinary’ creativity on fifth anniversary of her death
Cardinal Fernando Filoni has highlighted the “extraordinary creative capacities” of EWTN founder Mother Angelica on the fifth anniversary of her... Read more
Private Mass restrictions come into force at St. Peter’s Basilica
The restriction of private Masses in the upper side chapels of St. Peter’s Basilica has come into force Read more
Questions continue over decree ending private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica
After the Vatican Secretariat of State issued a decree on March 12 banning the practice of private Masses in the... Read more
St. Peter's Basilica to end private Masses, restrict Masses in extraordinary form
A new letter from the Vatican Secretariat of State has banned the private celebration of Masses at side altars in... Read more
St. Peter’s Basilica is sanitized ahead of reopening to public
Ahead of its eventual reopening to the public, St. Peter’s Basilica is being cleaned and sanitized at the direction of... Read more
Italian police close St. Peter's Square to public
The Italian police closed St. Peter’s Square Tuesday following the Italian government decree extending quarantine measures to all of Italy... Read more
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Church celebrates feast of Sts. Peter and Paul
On Tuesday, June 29, the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul. As early as the year... Read more
