Pope Francis

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...

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Four reasons Francis had to restrict the traditional Latin Mass

this opinion piece will not be tactfully phrased. many essays in the past few days have tried to balance both positive and negative views of...

Francis could do what he did, but that's not the crucial thing

pope francis has placed very significant restrictions on the saying of the old mass, abrogating the much more permissive or generous policy ...

Cardinal Müller critiques Pope Francis' 'harsh' response to extraordinary form, compared to German Synodal Way

by courtney mares. rome, italy, jul 19, 2021 / 16:00 pm. the former head of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has critiqued pop...

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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...

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

vatican city, jul 16, 2021 / 04:45 am. pope francis issued a motu proprio on friday restricting masses celebrated in the extraordinary form ...

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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...

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A slippery slope: When Catholics follow their reason straight out of the Church

forty-some years ago, i sat in on meetings of the presumptuously-named philosophers club, which met in the home of its san diego founder, a ...

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 ...

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