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

Aug 19, 2026 23:29

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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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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 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