Cardinal Burke's Vatican Latin Mass draws record numbers

The cardinal's high profile Mass in St Peter's Basilica prompted many to think that Leo might yet change Pope Francis' Latin Mass restrictions.

VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — In a markedly poignant ceremony, Cardinal Raymond Burke offered a traditional Mass in the Vatican on Saturday at a record breaking pilgrimage, in what some are hoping will be a sign of Leo XIV’s personal openness to the traditional rite.

In scenes that few thought likely after the publication of Traditionis Custodes in 2021, Ca…