Albany Diocese limits Latin Masses following new guidance from the Vatican

Priest celebrating the traditional Latin Mass at the church of St Pancratius, Rome / Thoom/ShutterstockWashington D.C., Feb 27, 2023 / 17:28 pm (CNA).The Diocese of Albany, New York, has at least temporarily banned the Traditional Latin Mass at two parishes to comply with an order issued by the Vatican last week. Effective immediately, parish churches in the diocese are prohibited from celebrating the Latin Mass in accordance with the "Missale Romanum" of 1962, according to a statement from the diocese. "In light of the rescript, which the Vatican sent last week, the celebration of the Usus Antiquior [Traditional Latin Mass] is currently on hold in parish churches in the Albany Diocese," the diocese noted in a statement provided to CNA. "As we explore various possibilities, the Usus Antiquior can continue at Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, which is not a parish church in the diocese."Holy Family Parish in Little Falls, which offered the Latin Mass at noon on Sun...

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