This illustration shows an altar with many of the objects used for the celebration of Mass. (Credit: CNS illustration/Zoey Maraist and Pia Hovenga, Arlington Catholic Herald) Listen ARLINGTON, ...

“The sacrifice of Christ and the sacrifice of the Eucharist are one single sacrifice. ... And since in this divine sacrifice which is celebrated in the Mass, the same Christ who offered himself once ...

Abbot Marcel Rooney will present "The Mass Explained" at 7 p.m. Friday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, 2200 W. Ithica St. Rooney will give two talks - the essentials of the Mass and what Catholics ...

Jean-Luc Ngoie and Cyrille Monatshebe grew up volunteering together as altar servers at their church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Last Sunday, they again worked to prepare for Mass — this ...