What keeps this (and similar language in the encyclical) from degenerating into sentimentality is Bartholomew’s insistence that Orthodox Christian participation in the environmental movement be ...

The word Eucharist strictly means pleasing ... the Mass takes place immediately before the elevation of the Host and Chalice, which are raised above the head of the priest that the people may ...

What is the Corporal? The corporal is a white linen cloth, square in shape, that is spread on the altar during the celebration of Mass. Its main function is to receive the bread and wine that will ...