US EditionPope Leo Calls for French Bishops to ‘Generously Include’ Those Attached to Traditional Latin Mass
Pope Leo XIV urges French bishops to uphold Catholic education amid hostility, address abuse with mercy and prevention, and manage liturgical unity including the Vetus Ordo communities.
- On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV sent a message to the French Bishops Conference urging them to seek "concrete solutions" that "generously include" Catholics attached to the Traditional Latin Mass, delivered by Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
- Pope Francis's 2021 Traditionis Custodes motu proprio drastically restricted the 1962 Missal, reversing the permissive framework established in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI and creating acrimonious tension regarding liturgical unity.
- Academic researcher Stephen Bullivant's recent data shows Traditional Latin Mass communities generally accept papal authority and do not uniformly reject the Second Vatican Council, while Pope Leo described the liturgical divide as a "painful wound" within the Church.
- The French Bishops Conference gathers in Lourdes for a four-day Spring Plenary Assembly to discuss pastoral approaches, while the Pope pointed to "signs of hope and of God's presence in people's hearts" amid difficult times.
- France is experiencing a significant rise in adult baptisms, with 17,800 catechumens reported in 2025; the trend could exceed 20,000 this year despite two decades of declining requests, highlighting a complex spiritual landscape.
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The three main subjects – education, the fight against sexual violence and abuse, and the liturgy – addressed at the Plenary Assembly of the Bishops of France "have aroused the interest of the Holy Father, according to the words of Cardinal Pietro Parolin in a message addressed on behalf of Pope Leo XIV.The situation of Catholic teaching appears to be a central concern of the Vatican. The cardinal evokes a "context of growing hostility" towards …
Pope Leo calls for French bishops to ‘generously include’ those attached to Traditional Latin Mass
Pope Leo XIV is calling for renewed efforts to resolve a major liturgical controversy, saying “a painful wound remains within the Church” in the wake of his two most recent predecessors’ attempts to address the matter. The pontiff believes healing the wounds caused by the controversy “will require a renewed way of looking at one another, marked by deeper understanding of differing sensibilities.” A letter sent to the Bishops Conference of France…
Pope Leo asks French bishops for ‘generous inclusion’ of TLM
In a message to the French Bishops’ Conference on Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV called for “concrete solutions” to permit the “generous inclusion” of Catholics attached to the Traditional Latin Mass.Pope Leo prays at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls, May 20, 2025. Credit: Sipa USA/Alamy Live News.Subscribe nowA March 18 letter sent by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin on behalf of Pope Leo encourages the French Bishops’ Conf…
In a letter to Lourdes, Leão XIV asked for attention to victims of abuse and "specific solutions" for those who go to Vetus Ordo without breaking up with the Vatican.
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