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January 21, 2019

Pope closes Ecclesia Dei, transfers pastoral care of traditionalist Catholics to CDF

Mass in the Extraordinary Form being celebrated at Holy Family Catholic Church in Archdiocese of Toronto.
VATICAN – Pope Francis has closed the pontifical commission that had been responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics attached to the pre-Vatican II Mass, transferring the commission's tasks to a special section of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Published in Faith
March 3, 2016

Pope Francis changes remarriage rules (for heads of state)

Pope Francis looks on during his general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 2.

There is intense anticipation in the Catholic Church — and no small amount of anxiety for traditionalists — over what Pope Francis will say about Communion for divorced and remarried Catholics in a key document expected in the coming weeks.

Published in Vatican