Vatican City, Oct 24, 2025 (AFP) - Pope Leo offers olive branch in allowing traditional mass

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Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church. The Tridentine or so-called Latin mass was commonly used across the Church before it was modernised in the 1960s, and was further limited by Pope Francis in 2021. With Leo's approval, it will be celebrated in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on......

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