What should the music be like during Mass (or in the liturgy in general)? Leo XIV provides the answer

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Since the Pope returned to Rome from his vacation, the audiences have been held in the basilica Photo: Vatican Media

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A “synodality” that fails to convince: the best-articulated doubts of bishops and cardinals who are speaking out and appealing to Pope Leo XIV

If questions concerning priestly ordination, the female diaconate, sexual morality or the nature of authority are repeatedly presented as matters awaiting discernment, some Catholics may reasonably conclude that fundamental teaching is itself awaiting a vote.

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What do attitudes such as revenge, retaliation, and rejection bring about—in the world and within us? Leo XIV answers this question during his final Mass in France

Homily by the Holy Father at Mass in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Metz

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What should the music be like during Mass (or in the liturgy in general)? Leo XIV provides the answer

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A “synodality” that fails to convince: the best-articulated doubts of bishops and cardinals who are speaking out and appealing to Pope Leo XIV