One of Pope Francis’ most controversial moves was to restrict the use of the ancient Latin Mass; he said he did this to ...

The renewed interest in the traditional rite aligns with what’s known as the “strict church” hypothesis, which stipulates ...

His most controversial move was limiting the celebration of the mass in the older form that uses Latin. This reversed a ...

if the cardinals select a pope as different from Francis as Francis was from the conservative Benedict XVI. For despite ...

The two popes Francis’ 2013 election was paved by Benedict XVI’s decision to resign and ... Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict had relaxed, arguing ...

I thank His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem ... At the beginning of this Mass, we asked the Father to “give us new strength from the courage of Christ our shepherd ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was the first pope in 600 years to resign. He did so at the age of 85 in 2013, leading to the election of Pope Francis. Pope Benedict died at the age of 95 on New Year ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double ...

The church now has an unexpected opportunity to evangelize the West anew, renewing its ties to the working class to find ...