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2026

  1. Vatican publishes Leo XIV's letter to Cardinal Roche on liturgical formation

    The letter, dated 29 June 2026 and sent for a conference at Mount Angel Abbey, Oregon (14–19 August), urged those preparing liturgies, especially priests, to respect the rites promulgated by Paul VI and John Paul II. Commentators linked it to Cardinal Roche's July interview.

    SourcesLetter of the Holy Father to H.E. Card. Arthur Roche on the occasion of the… (Holy See (vatican.va))Pope Leo XIV on liturgy: Priests must remain faithful to Mass rubrics (Catholic World Report)Pope Leo calls on priests to 'respect' the post-Vatican II liturgies in new… (America)

  2. Cardinal Roche tells The Tablet that Leo will not change Traditionis custodes

    In an interview published by The Tablet on 29 July, the prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship was widely reported as saying Leo XIV would not change Traditionis custodes or return to Summorum Pontificum. Traditionalist outlets responded critically.

    Sources++Roche: "Pope Leo is not going to change Traditionis Custodes" (OnePeterFive)Divine Worship Prefect Roche: "Leo will not change Traditionis or go back to… (Rorate Caeli)Pope Leo will not overturn Francis' Latin Mass restrictions: Cardinal Roche (LifeSiteNews)Cardinal Roche Speaks for Pope Leo XIV. But Should We Believe Him? (Catholic Unscripted)

2023

  1. Rescript reserves Traditionis custodes dispensations to Rome

    A rescript confirmed by Francis in an audience with Cardinal Arthur Roche on 20 February reserved to the Apostolic See the use of parish churches or new personal parishes for the 1962 Missal and permission for priests ordained after July 2021 to use it.

    SourcesRescriptum ex audientia SS.mi on the Motu Proprio "Traditionis custodes" (20… (Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (vatican.va))Rescriptum ex audientia SS.mi (Holy See Press Office)