ANALYSIS: Leo XIV finds himself caught between two sides, both particularly stubborn. The great goal of Leo XIV’s

Cardinal Pietro Parolin also addressed tensions over the Traditional Latin Mass. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican secretary of

In message to French bishops, Pope Leo XIV called for “concrete solutions” to heal divisions over the Mass.

The 94-year-old Chinese prelate weighed in on the ongoing discussions between the Holy See and the Society of

Canon law prescribes the penalty of automatic excommunication for those who participate in episcopal consecrations unauthorized by Rome.

The SSPX refused to postpone the July 1 consecrations as a condition of doctrinal talks. Canon law foresees

Planned consecrations could trigger automatic excommunication and deepen rupture with Rome. The Vatican will receive representatives of the

The plan threatens to harden a decades-old split between the traditionalist group and the Vatican. The Priestly Society

The FSSP leaders called the meeting “an opportunity to present to the Holy Father in greater detail the

As cardinals gather this week in an extraordinary consistory convened by Pope Leo XIV on Jan. 7–8, a

Archbishop Georg Gänswein, former secretary of Pope Benedict XVI, said he hopes the beatification process will begin soon

Cardinal Raymond Burke celebrated a special Traditional Latin Mass for hundreds of pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica on

The head of the Italian bishops’ conference, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, presided over Vespers on Friday for an annual