The Mass in October will be the first inside St. Peter’s for the Summorum Pontificum pilgrimage in three years, after Pope Francis’ Vatican banned Masses for the event in 2023 and 2024.
Cardinal Kurt Koch suggested Pope Benedict XVI was right to preserve the Latin Mass, calling for a more liberal approach to the traditional liturgy under Pope Leo.
Most bishops who responded to a Vatican questionnaire about restricting the Latin Mass said reversing Pope Benedict XVI’s liberation of the traditional rite ‘would cause more harm than good.’
The Vatican has granted St. Margaret’s parish in San Angelo a two-year permission to continue offering the Latin Mass despite Pope Francis’ restrictions.
Oakland Bishop Michael Barber said in a statement that the diocese has 'enough properly trained clergy to provide the Traditional Latin Mass to the faithful.'
Catholics from around the world gather in Rome for the annual international Summorum Pontificum Latin Mass pilgrimage where Cardinal Gerhard Müller led the faithful in prayer inside St. Peter’s Basilica.
The Vatican has directed Finland’s only Traditional Latin Mass to move from historic St. Henry’s Cathedral in Helsinki to the smaller, modern St. Mary’s Church, aligning with ongoing efforts to limit the use of the Latin Mass under Traditionis Custodes.