Carmelite Father Casimir Borcz celebrates a Tridentine Mass at the Carmelite Monastery in Munster, Indiana, in this March 31, 2007 file photo (CNS photo/Karen Callaway).

Traditionis Custodes

Understanding Pope Francis’s motu proprio

March 7, 2022

U.S. Catholicism

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The Limits of Dialogue

The shameless triumphalism of traditionalist enclaves isn’t harmless, it’s spiritually corrupt.

By Austen Ivereigh

January 20, 2022

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Unity Without Reduction

The defense of ‘Traditionis custodes’ often relies on an oversimplified view of traditionalists, one that diverges from Pope Francis’s typical emphasis on dialogue.

By Gregory Hillis

February 10, 2022

U.S. Catholicism

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A Living Catholic Tradition

With his latest motu proprio, Pope Francis confirms the reformed liturgy as normative for the whole Church, reaffirming the Second Vatican Council.

By Rita Ferrone

July 30, 2021

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The Limits of ‘Traditionis Custodes’

Anti–Vatican II traditionalism won’t just disappear by papal fiat.

By Massimo Faggioli

September 2, 2021

U.S. Catholicism

The Rite Stuff

Rita Ferrone explains the logic—and in her view, the wisdom—of Pope Francis’s decision to largely rescind permission for priests to celebrate the Tridentine Rite.

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The Reform Was Real

What does fidelity to the Gospel mean for the modern Church?

By Shaun Blanchard

December 30, 2022

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We’ve Come a Long Way

An archival article on the challenges of clericalism a century ago reminds us why we shouldn’t glorify the pre–Vatican II Church.

By John W. Farrell

August 25, 2021

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Defenders of the Council’s liturgical reform should not be complacent about the problems in its implementation.

The Liturgy Wars

By Paul Baumann

July 27, 2021

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The Remains of Vatican II

The reception of Vatican II’s teachings remains rocky, particularly in the United States.

By Massimo Faggioli

October 10, 2022

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