The vestments used at Benediction are ... If the celebrant be a bishop, the Mass or Vespers is called Pontifical Mass or Pontifical Vespers. Q. 954. What is Vespers? A. Vespers is a portion ...

Papal delegates and those specially appointed ... The pallium is a white woolen vestment worn by the Pope and sent by him to patriarchs, primates and archbishops. It is the symbol of the fullness ...

A friend asked me the other day about the chances the next pope will be Italian. It’s an interesting question, one that can – should – be parsed out carefully and in several different ways.

In medieval Rome, when swords were drawn in factional street fighting, the battle cries of the two most powerful families were “Orsini for the church!” and “Colonna for the people!” ...