After SSPX Schism, some Catholics Urge Greater Access to the Older Latin Mass

After SSPX schism, some Catholics urge greater access to the older Latin Mass

(RNS) — Many of the 2% of U.S. Catholics who attend the traditional Latin Mass weekly surmount considerable obstacles, like long drives and disapproval from the Catholic hierarchy, to attend.

Vatican liturgy chief says Pope Leo will not overturn Latin Mass restrictions

"Pope Leo is not going to change Traditionis Custodes," said Cardinal Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, in an interview with The Tablet published July 29.

Pope Leo will not overturn Francis' Latin Mass restrictions: Cardinal Roche

The Vatican’s liturgy head said Pope Leo XIV will maintain the provisions of ‘Traditionis Custodes’ and will not return to the broader Latin Mass permissions established by Pope Benedict XVI.