a Vatican guesthouse. Unusually, Pope Francis chose to live there throughout his papacy instead of the Apostolic Palace. Once the Sistine Chapel doors close, the words “Extra omnes” (Latin for ...

A leaked draft document on revising liturgical norms in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, has stirred backlash for ...

“When I was in college I asked people, ‘Hey, we all know Latin is a language. Does anybody actually speak it anymore?’ And they told me there was one guy, some guy at the Vatican, who still spoke the ...

So far, Pope Leo XIV has not addressed ongoing debates about restrictions on use of the Tridentine Mass, often called the “traditional Latin Mass.” Bishops around the world have been pulled into these ...

or the dynamic Vatican II Council of the 60’s as a valid council? Let’s be clear. Latin is still a highly revered language and deeply entwined with our own, but it was not the language of ...

This period is also called sede vacante – meaning “vacant seat” in Latin. The seat in question is the Holy See – from the Latin Sancta Sedes, meaning “holy chair or seat” – also ...

Even during the pontificate of St. John Paul II, and while maintaining the 1998 home page, Vatican.va introduced more color ...

Burbidge, in Arlington, Virginia—and prompted Latin Mass enthusiasts to decry a Vatican crackdown on true ... to take part in Masses offered in the language they speak in everyday life.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, as camerlengo, oversees Vatican affairs. The College of Cardinals, with 135 electors, will convene in a conclave within 20 days to elect a new pope, requiring a two-thirds ...