The Latin Mass gave me a hunger for beauty and a reverence for the sacred. It also made me bitter and arrogant.

What exactly are we talking about when we talk about “the Latin Mass”?

Pope Francis has revoked the faculty given by his predecessors that allowed any Catholic priest of the Latin Rite to celebrate the Tridentine Mass.

Pope Francis returned to the Vatican just before midday, July 14, after spending nine days in the Gemelli hospital recovering from an intestinal operation on July 4.

A smiling and standing pope patted the children on their heads as their parents held them, according to photos of the encounter released by the Vatican.

Pope Francis “is continuing his planned treatment and rehabilitation, which will allow him to return to the Vatican as soon as possible.”