The renewed interest in the traditional rite aligns with what’s known as the “strict church” hypothesis, which stipulates ...

One of Pope Francis’ most controversial moves was to restrict the use of the ancient Latin Mass; he said he did this to ...

By this they mean, another pathetic ode to the traditional Latin Mass, that unfailing attractor of curmudgeons and weirdos. It may feel as though accounts of the excellence of that Mass are issued ...

A large part of his thesis, which he shares with many ... is that the best way to recover what has been lost is to return to the traditional Latin Mass, the ancient norm for the Church until ...

Latin Mass societies are looking at options to bring the “traditional” style back to Blair and surrounding counties after the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown in July limited “old rite” Masses ...

In 2023, Cranney and Stephen Bullivant, a sociologist of religion, surveyed Catholics and found that half expressed interest in attending a Latin Mass. The revival of the old rite seems to be part of ...