Viola at St Peter’s: a troubling appointment and an unresolved question for Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV’s decision to appoint Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola as Archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica will understandably unsettle Catholics attached to the traditional Roman liturgy. A prelate closely associated with the restrictions of the Francis pontificate now assumes responsibility…...

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Vatican Renews Latin Mass Permissions But the TLM remains excluded from ‘ordinary parish life’

New Vatican figures reveal that 55 parish churches received new or renewed permission to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass in 2025. The numbers suggest continuity rather than a reversal under Pope Leo XIV, but they also expose the increasingly strange…...

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