Outcry over proposed norms in the North Carolina diocese is rising to international attention, as it represents the first ...

Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, issued a statement directing that the ancient liturgy would henceforth be celebrated in an ...

Parish churches in the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte will no longer offer Traditional Latin Mass starting in July.Bishop ...

Why the downgrade? Harvey’s parish was forced to relocate its traditional Latin Mass, an ancient version of the Catholic liturgy that has set off one of the fiercest controversies in modern ...

During his 12-year pontificate, Pope Francis urged Catholics to shake up their church and “make a mess” if they had to. It ...

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

Jessica Harvey used to worship in a church with stained glass and a soaring ceiling. The Catholic parish gave Harvey and her family a sense of community as they settled into their new hometown in ...

The Traditional Latin Mass was once simply Mass ... The traditional Mass represents only a sliver of Catholic life. But it is growing in popularity in many dioceses across the country, and ...

Deepening unity among Catholics will be the greatest challenge facing the next pope, who will be elected as early as Wednesday.

Pope Leo XIV’s inauguration Mass on Sunday morning at St. Peter’s Square is an ancient ritual filled with symbolism that ...

(CORRECTION: This story was updated because an earlier version included an incorrect date.) White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Thursday evening local ...