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Traditionalist Catholics have urged Pope Leo XIV to ease his predecessor's restrictions on the Latin Mass, insisting the move was based on misunderstandings and is hampering a Western Church revival.

Pope Leo XIV will celebrate Mass at the Sistine Chapel with the College of Cardinals at 11 a.m. local time Friday, his first full day as the new pontiff, according to Vatican News, the Holy See ...

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.

During a mass early Monday at Holy Innocents-Saint Barnabas Catholic Community in Roseville, the Rev. John Wynnycky noted the pope's death, shocking at least one parishioner, who gasped in surprise.

Some Latin Mass–goers have responded to the restrictions by turning to liturgies offered by breakaway groups. The SSPX website says that about 25,000 Americans attend its liturgies.

Sally preceded Bill in death in January 1985. In September 1986 he married Monica (Kohlbeck) Scheuer at Holy Innocents Catholic Church in Manitowoc. Monica preceded Bill in death in 2022.