The Chicago cardinal made oblique criticisms of the traditional Mass in an Oct. 22 reflection. A pontifical solemn high Mass, a special traditional Latin Mass, is celebrated by Cardinal Raymond Burke ...

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke celebrates an old Latin Mass for pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (Credit: Alessandra Tarantino/AP.) Listen VATICAN CITY — A top ...

A top American cardinal celebrated a traditional Latin Mass on Saturday (Oct. 25) in St. Peter's Basilica with the explicit permission of Pope Leo XIV, thrilling traditionalist Catholics who had felt ...

U.S. Cardinal Raymond L. Burke gives his homily as he celebrates a traditional Latin Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica during the “Summorum Pontificum” pilgrimage with the approval of Pope Leo XIV Oct. 25, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — A few thousand pilgrims, many of them young families with multiple children and the women covering their heads with lace veils, packed the altar area of the basilica to standing ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV granted Cardinal Raymond Burke permission to celebrate traditional Latin Mass at St. Peter’s, ...