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Robert Cardinal Sarah (L) and Archbishop Arthur Roche at a press conference at the Holy See Press Office, Feb. 10, 2015.

Pope Francis hints at imminent changes in the Roman Curia

May 24, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

Multiple sources have told CNA that Pope Francis told the Italian bishops that there will soon be a new prefect... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, at the Vatican, Feb. 10, 2015.

Pope Francis may soon appoint Cardinal Sarah's successor

Apr 19, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

The appointment of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s successor as prefect of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship.

Who might be Cardinal Sarah's successor?

Feb 25, 2021

By Andrea Gagliarducci

After Robert Cardinal Sarah's retirement as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, the big... Read more

Vatican upholds bishop over reception of Communion on tongue

Dec 11, 2020

The secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship wrote to a petitioner last month rejecting their appeal against the Bishop... Read more

Pope Francis addresses participants in the plenary assembly of the Congregation for Divine Worship in the auletta of the Vatican's Paul VI Hall, Feb. 14, 2019.

Liturgy is not 'styles, recipes, trends,' pope tells Divine Worship congregation

Feb 14, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

The liturgy, Pope Francis said Thursday, cannot be reduced to a matter of taste, becoming the subject of ideological polarization,... Read more

Gluten and Communion: What's a celiac to do?

Sep 13, 2018

By Mary Farrow

On a Saturday morning in July last year, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, presents the German edition of The Power of Silence, May 25, 2017.

To meet God we need silence, Cardinal Sarah says

May 25, 2017

By Hannah Brockhaus

At a presentation for his new book on Wednesday, Cardinal Robert Sarah said that not only does the Church need... Read more

Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, speaks at the Vatican Feb. 10, 2015.

True liturgy is a reflection of heaven, Cardinal Sarah says

Mar 31, 2017

Despite the controversies and abuses following the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic liturgy is ultimately a source of unity that... Read more

Pope Francis performing the rite of the washing of feet at a Holy Thursday Mass said at Rebibbia prison, Rome, April 2, 2015.

Women may now have their feet washed at Holy Thursday Mass, Pope says

Jan 21, 2016

By Elise Harris

Pope Francis has changed the rules for the Church’s traditional foot-washing ceremony on Holy Thursday, issuing a decree allowing women... Read more