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Breaking: Pope Francis issues restrictions on extraordinary form Masses in new motu proprio

July 16, 2021

Vatican City, Jul 16, 2021 / 04:45 am. Pope Francis issued a motu proprio on Friday restricting Masses celebrated in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. In the motu proprio, issued July 16, the pope made sweeping changes to his predecessor Benedict XVI’s 2007 apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum, which acknowledged the right of all priests to say

Traditional Latin Mass advocates appeal to Pope to protect Summorum Pontificum

July 05, 2021

The international fellowship Una Voce asks Pope Francis to protect the Latin Mass from bishops and others who want to restrict or suppress it. They pointed to its growth around the world and its appeal to all sorts of Catholics, especially families with children. The Latin Mass should remain part of the "unity in variety" Pope Francis has called for.

The Benedict experiment

February 01, 2018

Five years on, his resignation is still shocking

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/10/17

October 03, 2017

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

‘With one bound, they were free’: The Catholic Herald editorial on the release of Summorum Pontificum

September 14, 2017

Here's how the Catholic Herald greeted the release of Summorum Pontificum in July 2007

Parish life has become insufferably middle-class

August 03, 2017

Marriage and baptism are not bourgeois rites of passage. We need to make them easier

Cardinal Sarah’s challenge to traditionalists

July 20, 2017

Cardinal Sarah uses the term 'reconciliation' because moving towards his vision begins with a change of heart

On the 10th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum, we can safely say the doomsayers are wrong

July 07, 2017

Despite predictions of chaos and division, Pope Benedict's Motu Proprio has enriched the church

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