Manila (AsiaNews) – Clapping during Mass has become an issue. For Archbishop Socrates Buenaventura Villegas (pictured) of Lingayen-Dagupan, the practice has to end. “Who would have clapped at Calvary?

In the spirit of the Lenten season, the public should abstain from inappropriate clapping during and after Masses, a practice that could rob the faithful of the “true meaning of Christian liturgy and ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Catholic Church's Diocese of Parañaque has barred clapping for government and church officials after Mass, a ...