Which Way the Celebrant Should Face

U.S.: The country with the most Vatican permits to celebrate the traditional Mass, according to a document from the Dicastery for Divine Worship

Of the 34 decrees recorded for 2025, 29 renewed existing permissions for a further two years. In several cases, a single decree covered more than one parish within the same diocese. The remaining authorizations concerned new or otherwise distinct permissions, although the published index does not provide a detailed explanation of every case.