Pope Leo XIV does not intend to overturn Pope Francis’ limits on celebrating the traditional Latin Mass but will grant two-year dispensations to bishops who ask, a nuncio said.
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Survey: Young adults are ‘by far’ the most engaged—and most at risk of leaving the church
A new survey shows young adult Catholics are the most engaged in the U.S.—but the “strong” dynamic is also “fragile,” and questions of leaving the church persist.
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Pope Leo’s Latin Mass Problem
Pope Leo’s predecessors took markedly different approaches to liturgical reform. Leo must chart a course between them while settling on which is fundamentally the correct path.
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When the church fails: How to balance being critical and Catholic
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac sit down with Colleen Dulle, America’s Vatican correspondent and host of the “Inside the Vatican” podcast, to speak about her new book, “Struck Down, Not Destroyed: Keeping the Faith as a Vatican Reporter.”
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Report: Pope Leo has given Cardinal Burke permission to celebrate traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s
Pope Leo XIV has given permission for U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke to celebrate the traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during a pilgrimage in October.
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Latin Mass debate grows after apparent leak of Vatican liturgy report
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni declined to explicitly confirm the authenticity of the documents but hesaid they “presumably” were part of one of the documents forming the basis of Francis’ decision to restrict the Latin Mass.
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Charlotte diocese faces backlash for leaked draft on liturgical norms amid traditional Latin Mass restrictions
A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, has stirred backlash for its addressing of some practices predating the Second Vatican Council.
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The move away from the Latin Mass was about more than aesthetics
The Eucharist is not simply a cultural legacy. It is more than a moving performance or a beautiful ritual symbolizing transcendence. And liturgy is more than aesthetics.
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What makes liturgy ‘reverent’?
Our readers weigh in on the recent discussion between Rachel Lu and Matthew Cortese, S.J. on diverse forms of reverence in the Mass.
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Prominent Americans—Catholic and not—ask Pope Francis not to further restrict the Latin Mass
A group of American “Catholics and non-Catholics” and prominent cultural and intellectual personalities asked Pope Francis in an open letter July 15 not to further restrict the traditional Latin Mass.