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Vatican: Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica must be in Italian, not Latin

Latin will only be permitted in the ‘fixed parts’ of the Mass, the ‘Kyrie, Gloria, Sanctus, Pater and Agnus.’

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Michael Haynes
Jun 30, 2021
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VATICAN CITY, June 30, 2021 (LSN) — The Vatican has moved to ban Latin, the traditional language of the Catholic Church, from the celebration of most Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica.

The traditional blog MessainLatino.it broke the news and posted a picture of a note sent by Msgr. Franco Camaldo, who wrote on behalf of the Cardinal Archpriest of the Vatica…

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