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Pope Francis issues restrictions on extraordinary form Masses in new motu proprio

Pope Francis issued a motu proprio on Friday restricting Masses celebrated in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite. The motu proprio, known as Traditionis custodes (“Guardians of the tradition”) ...
National Catholic Register

French Archbishop to Expel Traditional Priestly Fraternity in Anticipation of New Papal Decree

DIJON, France — A French archbishop who plans to expel a traditional priestly fraternity from his diocese because they won’t concelebrate Masses has said he took the decision in anticipation of a new ...
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Motu Proprio

The name given to certain papal rescripts on account of the clause motu proprio (of his own accord) used in the document. The words signify that the provisions of the rescript were decided on by the ...
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VATICAN - THE WORDS OF DOCTRINE - Motu proprio Summorum Pontificum cura is an invitation to return to the Catholic form of the liturgy, Rev. Nicola Bux and Rev. Salvatore Vitiello

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The Holy Father in his Book Jesus of Nazareth underlines the “understanding” which in Luke's Gospel - unlike the other Gospels - Jesus demonstrates towards the Jews: (p ...
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VATICAN - Letter in the form of a Motu proprio “Ecclesiae unitatem” by the Holy Father Benedict XVI on the new structure of the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “ The duty to safeguard the unity of the Church, with the solicitude to offer everyone help in responding appropriately to this vocation and divine grace, is the ...
National Catholic Register

Breaking: Pope Francis Issues Restrictions on Extraordinary Form Masses in New Motu Proprio

In the motu proprio, issued July 16, the Pope made sweeping changes to his predecessor Benedict XVI’s 2007 apostolic letter Summorum Pontificum, which acknowledged the right of all priests to say Mass ...