Over 12 years, Pope Francis made a significant impact on the church’s liturgical life

In 12 years, Pope Francis made enormous impact on church, liturgical life

(OSV News) — For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: “It is an act that founds the whole Christian experience and, therefore, prayer, too, is an event, it is a happening, it is presence, it is encounter. It is an encounter with Christ,” the pontiff told listeners during a 2021 general audience. While the liturgical legacy of Pope Francis, who died April 21 at ag…

Over 12 years, Pope Francis made a significant impact on the church’s liturgical life

(OSV News) — For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: “It is an act that founds the whole Christian experience and, therefore, prayer, too, is an event, it is a happening, it is presence, it is encounter. It is an encounter with Christ,” the pontiff told listeners during a 2021 general audience. While the liturgical legacy of Pope Francis, who died April 21 at ag…

Over 12 years, Pope Francis made a significant impact on the Church's liturgical life

Pope Francis prays as he leads an evening prayer service to mark World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Sept. 1, 2015. Pope Francis, formally Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21, 2025, at age 88. CNS photo/Paul Haring For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and yet could also be encapsulated in just a couple of sentences: “It is an act that founds the whole Chris…

Over 12 years, Pope Francis made a significant impact on the church's liturgical life - The Record Newspaper

Pope Francis gives a Bible to a woman installed in the ministry of lector during Mass celebrating Sunday of the Word of God and the final day of the Jubilee of the World of Communications in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Jan. 26. Pope Francis, formally Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 at age 88. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez) By Kimberley Heatherington, OSV News For Pope Francis, the liturgy both defied easy definition, and …

Last Friday's holiday was marked by the celebrations of the 21st anniversary of the beatification of Alexandrina de Balasar, celebrated in her sanctuary, in front of a “crowd of friends and devotees”, in this parish of Póvoa de Varzim. The event was attended by the Archbishop of Braga, Dom José Cordeiro, who led the Eucharist and recalled the […]