On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics -- he chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in Latin.

This is not a new Mass. It is a new translation of the ancient Latin prayers of the Mass. This new translation continues the liturgical renewal envisioned by the Second Vatican Council (1963-65).

1. Begin with the Sign of the Cross. Why not begin your incorporation of Latin in the home in the way most Catholic prayers begin? Teaching the Sign of the Cross in Latin is quite simple and ...

Sophia Institute Press, which makes classic Catholic works accessible to contemporary ... This edition is special because it offers Aquinas's Latin prayers alongside the lovely, poetic English ...

"You can count on our prayers and those of all the ... told National Catholic Reporter Feb. 26, saying much of Latin America is with the pope in spirit. "It saddens me that some don't like him.

The Latin American Catholic statement asked for prayers of intercession “to her, mother of tenderness and mercy… so that the Lord may smooth the paths, dispose the hearts, move the wills ...

Latin Mass restrictions spark debate, but liturgy tensions go beyond language. Critics say tradition’s being stifled. Church ...