Those who think the pope issued his motu proprio because he just loves Latin are mistaken, according to a top Vatican official: A lack of respect for the norms for celebrating the Mass after the Second Vatican Council contributed to Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to grant wider permission for the celebration of the Tridentine Mass,…

The Archbishop of Baltimore has spoken out about the controversy surrounding a pastor who was relieved of his duties over liberties he took with the liturgy. The Baltimore Sun chatted with Archbishop O’Brien during the USCCB confab in Charm City: The pastor of three Catholic parishes in South Baltimore is welcome to return to active…

With all the hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing over the new translation of the missal, headed to America’s shores in the next year or two, this news might be of interest: Italians listening to the Scriptures at Mass will no longer hear that it is impossible to serve “God and mammon,” but rather that no one can…

Is the Latin mass the only solution to our mucked-up modern liturgy? A lot of people seem to think so, and Elizabeth Scalia over at Inside Catholic has weighed in, with her own vivid memories of growing up between the old rite and the new: How did it happen…that I found my favorite childhood hymn…

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