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Vatican prohibits customary Traditional Latin Mass for pilgrims in Spain
By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 9, 2024 / 07:00 am The Vatican has prohibited the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, a rite that customarily takes place at the conclusion of the annual Our Lady of Christendom pilgrimage in Spain. The …
Harrison Butker addresses family life, gun violence, Taylor Swift and more in far-reaching interview
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Mar 16, 2024 / 09:21 am Super Bowl-winning kicker Harrison Butker shared a simple — but countercultural — message when he delivered a graduation speech at his alma mater, Georgia Tech, last year. “Get married and start a family,” the Kansas City Chiefs NFL star told …
Kentucky bishop dismisses priests who derided novus ordo Mass as ‘irrelevant’
By Daniel Payne CNA Staff, Jan 25, 2024 / 11:30 am A Kentucky bishop this month announced the dismissal of two priests who he said had repeatedly denigrated the modern form of the holy sacrifice of the Mass in their parish. Covington Bishop John Iffert said in a letter to members of Our …
FBI director grilled after release of new report on targeting of Catholics
by Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 6, 2023 / 17:35 pm Sen. Josh Hawley engaged in a tense exchange with FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday after the release of the report that found the agency’s investigation into traditional Catholics may be more expansive than FBI officials have …
Steubenville bishop bans Latin Mass at Franciscan University, effective immediately
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Mar 7, 2023 / 17:00 pm Students, faculty, staff, and others who attend the Traditional Latin Mass at Franciscan University will need to venture off campus to worship in the more ancient form of the Mass following their bishop’s decision to ban the campus’ monthly celebration. …
Albany Diocese bans Latin Masses following new guidance from the Vatican
By Tyler Arnold Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2023 / 17:28 pm The Diocese of Albany, New York, has at least temporarily banned the Traditional Latin Mass at two parishes to comply with an order issued by the Vatican last week. Effective immediately, parish churches in the diocese are prohibited from celebrating …
FBI retracts leaked document orchestrating investigation of Catholics
by Tyler Arnold, Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Feb 9, 2023 / 15:15 pm The FBI says it is retracting a leaked document published on the internet Feb. 8 that appears to reveal that the bureau’s Richmond division launched an investigation into “radical traditionalist” Catholics and their possible ties to “the far-right …
Cardinal Gregory restricts Traditional Latin Masses to three locations in DC archdiocese
by Courtney Mares, Shannon Mullen, Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 22, 2022 / 08:00 am Cardinal Wilton Gregory announced Friday that the Traditional Latin Mass will be restricted to three locations in the Archdiocese of Washington. Starting Sept. 21, the Extraordinary Form of the Mass will only be allowed to be offered …
Savannah diocese to end Traditional Latin Masses in May 2023
by Courtney Mares Savannah, Ga., Jul 19, 2022 / 06:56 am Bishop Stephen D. Parkes of Savannah has announced that Traditional Latin Masses in his Georgia diocese will cease in May 2023. The bishop said that he had requested permission from the Vatican Dicastery for Divine Worship and Discipline of …
Vatican corrects ‘extraordinary form’ error in new constitution
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Mar 28, 2022 / 04:20 am The Vatican has corrected a paragraph in its new constitution which it said erroneously referred to the Traditional Latin Mass as the “extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.” Journalist Diane Montagna reported on March 24 that the constitution’s wording had been changed …