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Pope Leo XIV revokes Francis-era decree that tripled Cardinal Burke’s Vatican rent

By repealing Francis’s 2023 housing rescript, Pope Leo has taken a significant step toward reversing decisions of the previous pontificate that generated discontent among Vatican officials.

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Gaetano Masciullo

• Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026

Prominent UK priest calls Pope Francis’ Latin Mass restrictions ‘bonkers,’ ‘shameful’

‘I have never offered it, so don’t have a personal stake, but some of the best priests and lay people I know in the diocese where I work (and further afield) are absolutely devastated,’ wrote Fr. David Palmer.

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Patrick Delaney

• May 19, 2023May 19, 2023

‘Brutal intolerance’: Cdl. Müller condemns Pope Francis’ latest attack on Traditional Latin Mass

German Cardinal Gerhard Müller joins a chorus of voices defending the Church’s liturgical tradition against the Pope's continued crackdown.

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David McLoone

• Mar 11, 2023

Clerics who believe Pope Francis ‘protects’ them are pushing heterodoxy without repercussions

Today on The John-Henry Westen Show, LifeSiteNews Vatican correspondent Michael Haynes and I discuss the up-to-date news and reaction to all the various crises afflicting the Church.

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John-Henry Westen

• Mar 9, 2023

Pope eliminates housing subsidy for cardinals, citing ‘commitments’ to ‘universal Church and the needy’

Pope Francis has issued yet another document appearing to centralize control of the Vatican's finances and remove the accommodation allowance previously granted to the cardinals.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Mar 1, 2023Mar 2, 2023