Holy See

The Extraordinary Form: a call to arms

rumours have been circulating that pope francis is planning some kind of restriction on the extraordinary form of the mass (ef), the “tradit...

Traditionis Custodes: When "professional Catholic" squabbling spills over

cardinal lorenzo baldisseri at the holy see press office on oct. 2, 2019. (file photo, cns/paul haring)   i remember once attending a r...

Charles Collins

On the unity of the Church in our times

in a homily preached on 18 july 2021 at the monastère saint-benoît, liturgical scholar dom alcuin reid offers both a reflection on the place...

What Benedict XVI thought about liturgical change

a week after joseph ratzinger became pope benedict xvi, liturgical scholar dom alcuin reid predicts what he will do about the liturgy. a mon...

Lessons from the Archives

Twelve quick thoughts on Pope Francis dropping his long-expected bomb on the traditional latin Mass

1) in his motu proprio  traditionis custodes , pope francis says st. john paul ii's indults were only meant to heal the breach with arc...

Vatican economy council meets in person to discuss investment policy

vatican city, jul 15, 2021 / 09:00 am. members of the vatican’s council for the economy met in person on wednesday and thursday to discuss t...

Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis returns to Vatican after colon surgery

the car, with darkened windows, taking pope francis back to the vatican after his stay at the gemelli hospital for colon surgery.   by ...

Catholic News Agency

The English team, he says, is the "enemy of truth, beauty, and goodness"

yes, someone said that. and not a crank either, or at least not the angry living-in-his-mother's-basement crank you meet on the internet. hi...

Vatican says Pope Francis to leave hospital "as soon as possible"

a tv crew works outside the gemelli hospital in rome, 12 july 12 2021, where pope francis will spend "a few more days" following his colon s...

Pope to Remain in Hospital to Continue Recovery

pope francis will remain in hospital for “a few more days” in order “to optimise his medical and rehabilitation therapy,” according to a sta...