COMMENTARY: While public controversy focused on whether the government considered worship an ‘essential activity,’ the far more important question is whether the Catholic faithful consider Sunday Mass ...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Catholics in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee will once again be required to go to Sunday Mass if they are healthy and not caring for those who are sick. The announcement for ...

Jul. 16—SCRANTON — The Diocese of Scranton on Thursday said the requirement to attend Mass on Sundays and holy days will be reinstated Aug. 15, a Catholic feast day celebrating the Assumption of Mary ...

Six Catholic dioceses in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and Delaware will be lifting the dispensation from the Sunday obligation beginning June 26-27. In a joint statement on Wednesday, June 2, ...

KINGSTON, Pa. — The faithful took a seat for afternoon mass inside St. Ignatius Church in Kingston on Thursday. Some tell Newswatch 16 their faith has been very different over the last 16 months.

Sunday mass obligation was reinstated on Sunday for Catholics across northeastern and central Pennsylvania. The Diocese of Scranton and all diocese in our area say churchgoers should once again ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Catholics in eastern Massachusetts will be expected to attend Mass in person again, beginning Father's Day weekend. Boston Archdiocese leader Cardinal Sean O'Malley has announced the ...

(WJAR) — Sunday Mass is an obligation again for many churchgoers after several Catholic dioceses in the area lifted the temporary exemption that was put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s ...

The bishops of England and Wales urged Catholics on Friday to renew their commitment to Sunday Mass, but acknowledged that the pandemic still posed obstacles to regular church attendance. In a ...

Milwaukee Archbishop Jerome Listecki is urging Catholics in strong terms to return to in-person Mass, provided they follow rules about wearing masks and social distancing. As of Monday, the order ...

Local Catholics will not be required to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of obligation until further notice. The Catholic bishops of the Province of Indianapolis, which includes the Archdiocese of ...

Catholics are obligated to attend mass every Sunday. Indeed, it is a grave sin to skip the once-weekly mass — a mortal sin, one requiring another sacrament (confessing to a priest) to cleanse the soul ...