Posts Tagged ‘Dicastery for Culture and Education’

Liturgical elements must foster prayer, sense of communion

Monday, March 20th, 2023
Liturgical elements

Liturgical elements – aesthetic and artistic features surrounding the liturgy must foster prayer and a sense of communion, says Pope Francis. In a written message, he says: “The space, light, acoustics, colours, images, symbols (and) liturgical furnishings constitute fundamental elements of that reality, that event, human and divine at the same time, which is precisely Read more

Pope promises women will soon help select bishops

Monday, July 11th, 2022
select bishops

Women will be given more top-level positions in the Holy See and will be allowed to help select bishops, Pope Francis has announced. The role of women in the Vatican hierarchy was one of the many Church and international topics the 85-year-old pontiff discussed in an interview last Saturday. A new constitution for the Holy Read more