Topic: Summorum Pontificum
Dawkins predicts religion’s early death: the Pope warns that ‘in vast areas of the world the faith is in danger of being snuffed out’. But they are saying very different things
Posted on 01 February 2012.The Holy Father is leading a renewal of the faith, not predicting its demise
Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/11/11
Posted on 21 November 2011.A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Why do our Bishops pull out candidates for the priesthood from seminaries which teach the Extraordinary Form? Why are they so intent on defying the Pope?
Posted on 18 August 2011.The new vision of liturgical pluralism should now be an integral part of priestly formation
Vatican: girls are not permitted to serve at old Mass
Posted on 08 June 2011.The Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei has clarified that female altar servers are not allowed at Extraordinary Form Masses
The Pope has made clear the older rite is here to stay
Posted on 20 May 2011.The Instruction insists that the whole Church should have access to its riches, says Dr Alcuin Reid
The Pope’s ambition, a powerful blend of the Novus Ordo and the Old Rite, could sweep the Church
Posted on 20 May 2011.There are too many difficulties attending both the Novus Ordo and the Old Rite
Vatican issues new Instruction on Summorum Pontificum
Posted on 14 May 2011.The document Universae Ecclesiae is signed by Cardinal William Levada
Debate: Should England’s seminaries teach the Extraordinary Form?
Posted on 13 May 2011.And what exactly constitutes a ‘pastoral need’?
Vatican tells bishops: be generous with the traditional Latin Mass
Posted on 13 May 2011.Seminaries should train priests in the Extraordinary Form ‘if pastoral needs suggest it’, the Vatican’s instruction says
Instruction on Summorum Pontificum: full text
Posted on 13 May 2011.Here we publish the full text of the Vatican’s long-awaited instruction, Universae Ecclesiae
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