Catholic mass – News, Research and Analysis – The Conversation

The Catholic hymn, “Te Deum” – which says, “You, God, we praise” – has been used for centuries in Catholic worship for thanksgiving. Iconotheca Valvasoriana Author Jean Marot via Wikimedia Commons.

November 18, 2022

How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth’s pilgrims

Joanne M. Pierce, College of the Holy Cross

The Pilgrims who started the first Thanksgiving tradition after they landed in Plymouth were following the customs they had grown up with, originating in medieval times.

Pope Francis conducts the Maundy Thursday service at Saint Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican City in April 2017. EPA/Ettore Ferrari

April 17, 2019

Easter: what the Catholic Church teaches about bread and wine and Christ’s flesh and blood

Anderson Jeremiah, Lancaster University

Pope Francis is gradually moving the Catholic Church away from the traditional idea of bread and wine turning into flash and blood.

A 2013 photo that shows people holding a quilt for victims of sexual abuse by priests in the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. David McNew/Reuters

October 2, 2018

The Catholic Church resists change – but Vatican II shows it’s possible

Melissa J. Wilde, University of Pennsylvania

The Second Vatican Council made many doctrinal changes possible in the Catholic Church. An expert argues why the church needs another such council.

Articles on Catholic mass

Displaying all articles

How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth’s pilgrims

Easter: what the Catholic Church teaches about bread and wine and Christ’s flesh and blood

The Catholic Church resists change – but Vatican II shows it’s possible

Top contributors

Articles on Catholic mass

Displaying all articles

Related Topics

Top contributors

Links