US EditionAmerican cardinal celebrates old Latin Mass in St. Peter’s in a sign of change
Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated the old Latin Mass in St. Peter's Basilica with Pope Leo XIV's approval, a hopeful sign for traditionalists after 2021 restrictions, organizers said.
- Celebrating the ancient liturgy in St. Peter's, Cardinal Raymond Burke marked the rite with Pope Leo XIV's approval Friday night after delivering a letter on August 22.
- Pope Francis' 2021 actions limited the old liturgy by reversing Pope Benedict XVI's 2007 reform and reinstating restrictions, while conservatives and traditionalists urged Pope Leo XIV to heal divisions.
- Leaked Vatican files showed many bishops expressed satisfaction with the old Latin Mass and warned restricting it would `do more harm than good`, while traditionalist pilgrims said no Masses were held in St. Peter's Basilica in 2023 and 2024, leaving them feeling abandoned.
- Pope Leo XIV's first signs emphasize dialogue as traditionalist organizers and pilgrims hope the Vatican liturgy office will approve more parish requests for the ancient rite.
- Dating back to the Second Vatican Council, liturgy disputes arose from vernacular Mass changes, while Pope Benedict XVI relaxed restrictions in 2007, yet the Society of St. Pius X and Pope Francis' 2021 reversal kept tensions alive.
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Pope Allows American Cardinal to Say Latin Mass in St. Peter's
An American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling supporters of the the ancient liturgy who had felt abandoned after Pope Francis greatly restricted it. A few thousand pilgrims, including young families and women who covered...
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Pilgrims participate in a Pontifical Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke at the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter, the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Vatican City,... [...]
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