An op-ed questions if Pope Leo XIV's decision to let Cardinal Burke celebrate the 1962 Mass at St. Peter's is a gesture of unity or a traditionalist triumph over Pope Francis's restrictions.
Pope Leo XIV does not intend to overturn Pope Francis' limits on celebrating the traditional Latin Mass but will grant two-year dispensations to bishops who ask, a nuncio said.
Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke celebrates an old Latin Mass for pilgrims in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — A top American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling traditionalist Catholics who ...