A leading Vatican cardinal has suggested that Pope Leo XIV should consider “opening” the door for the traditional Latin Mass after the tight restrictions under Pope Francis.

Speaking on 5 August to the Austrian Catholic website kath.net, Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, said: "Personally, I would appreciate it if we could find a good way forward here. Pope Benedict XVI has shown a helpful way by believing that something that has been practised for centuries cannot simply be banned.