Celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in the cathedral of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, will cease effective Dec 1. This is according to a Vatican-approved order that comes almost one year after Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland, one of his most outspoken critics, as head of the diocese. Bishop Joe S Vásquez of Read more
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Vatican prohibits Traditional Latin Mass in Bishop Strickland’s former cathedral
Thursday, November 14th, 2024Latest trend sees young Catholic women wearing veils at Mass
Thursday, August 29th, 2024
Young Catholic women have started wearing veils at Mass – just as their grandmothers did before the Vatican II reforms of the 1960s. Those who attend the Traditional Latin Mass are most likely to have adopted the practice. What’s driving the change? Madeleine Kearns, associate editor at The Free Press and a Catholic, says there Read more
Young Catholics in Canada defy secularism trend
Thursday, July 25th, 2024
Young Catholics are not copying the Canadian secularism trend which older Catholics are modelling. A recent Cardus Institute study says young Canadian Catholics are twice as likely as their elders to attend religious services at least once a month. Faith’s shifting landscape Cardus’ 2022 report “The Shifting Landscape of Faith in Canada” says religious indicators Read more
Traditional Latin Mass at National Eucharistic Congress draws enthusiastic crowd
Thursday, July 25th, 2024A mile from the main events of the National Eucharistic Congress on Thursday (18 July), Catholics knelt on the hot surface of an overflow parking lot at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. They received Communion during a Latin Mass, reminiscent of pre-Vatican II traditions. Holy Rosary, walking distance from Lucas Oil Stadium, the hub for the Read more
Data and the Traditional Latin Mass
Monday, July 22nd, 2024
Recently rumors have been flying that Pope Francis is preparing to impose stringent restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass. Of course, unfounded rumors out of the Vatican are not new, and some journalists have not been able to identify anybody who has actually seen the document in question. Still, even if it ends up being Read more
Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer speak out against allegations
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
Concerned members of the Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer faithful have grave concerns regarding the calculated mischaracterisation of our Christchurch community and have prepared the following statement: The Sons of the Most Holy Redeemer and its congregation have been targeted by a deliberate and coordinated misinformation campaign. This campaign along with the outrageous, false, Read more
Vatican pushback expected on archbishop’s Latin Mass support
Thursday, July 18th, 2024
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco has endorsed an open letter urging Pope Francis not to impose new restrictions on the Traditional Latin Mass, a move expected to draw pushback from the Vatican. The letter, posted online on 15th July, appeals to the Pope to maintain the older liturgical forms of the Catholic Eucharistic liturgy. Read more
More bad news for old rite Latin Mass
Thursday, July 11th, 2024The Vatican has prohibited the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga. This rite customarily takes place after the annual Our Lady of Christendom pilgrimage in Spain. The organizers of the fourth edition of the pilgrimage announced the prohibition in a July 6 post on X: “At the Read more
Vatican denies Latin Mass request at Melbourne Cathedral
Thursday, June 20th, 2024
“We shall return”, a buoyant Fr Glen Tattersall said at the final Traditional Latin Mass at St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne on Wednesday evening. The Australian reports the Cathedral was packed for the Mass – it estimated there was a congregation of around 850 people. “They came in business suits, in strollers, on trams and Read more
Traditional Latin Mass won’t save the Church
Thursday, June 15th, 2023
The solution has been found to save the Church from its predicted demise, we need more “sacrality”, a return to the Traditional Latin Mass, and a “more traditional discourse” on social issues. Then all will be right with the Catholic world… Obviously, I’m just caricaturing. But this was the tenor of some of the comments Read more