Active Catholics can look down on the "slackers," like those who go to the "utility Mass" on Sunday evening, for just barely fulfilling their obligation. Some ask why they even bother going.

The ill and infirm can find great comfort in online Masses. Here are some of the best resources

The Pope also sent Easter greetings to Benedict XVI

Christopher Carstens offers advice on deepening your devotion during the Mass

The Pope also said churches should not use lectors who garble their words so 'no one can understand a thing'

New hymns and the responsorial psalm are particularly unpopular, the study found

The Pope recommended that priests observe the brief silence before the opening prayer of Mass

He also called on parents to teach children how to make the sign of the cross properly