Bishop Michael Warfel of the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings issued his own restrictions on ad orientem liturgy earlier this year, part of a phenomenon that appears to be sweeping across a number of dioceses in the United States.
The Synod on Synodality begins in October, and the annual Summorum Pontificum Pilgrimage coincides with its end. The Rome Life Forum, which will deliberate the crisis in the Church and the world, takes place shortly after that. This is both a happy accident and an opportunity.
The Vatican's liturgy prefects have repeatedly outlined the right of priests to offer Mass ad orientem, stating that a bishop is unable to prohibit it.
The Traditional Latin Mass attracts many thousands of young people and families in France, while regular Catholic practice overall has dropped to under 2 or 3 percent.
On this episode of The John-Henry Westen Show, I am joined by LifeSite’s own Jim Hale and Andreas Wailzer to discuss what could be a 'watershed moment' in the Francis pontificate.
Pope Francis 'has placed in key positions in the Roman Curia those characters who guarantee the worst possible management of the dicasteries entrusted to them, with the worst possible result and the greatest damage to the ecclesial body,' Viganò said.