In message to French bishops, Pope Leo XIV called for “concrete solutions” to heal divisions over the Mass.
Pope Leo XIV has called for renewed unity in the Church’s liturgical life, urging French bishops to seek “concrete solutions” to include Catholics attached to the Traditional Latin Mass while preserving communion.
In a message sent through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, to the French bishops’ spring plenary assembly in Lourdes (March 24–26), the pope expressed concern over divisions surrounding the liturgy, describing them as “a painful wound” within the Church.
“It is troubling that a painful wound continues to open in the Church concerning the celebration of the Mass, the very sacrament of unity,” the message stated.
The Pope emphasized the need for a renewed spirit of charity and understanding among Catholics of differing liturgical sensibilities.
“A new outlook of each toward the other, with greater understanding of their sensitivities, is certainly necessary,” he wrote, “an outlook that would allow brothers and sisters, enriched by their diversity, to welcome one another in charity and in the unity of the faith.”
Addressing the growth of communities attached to the Vetus Ordo, Leo XIV encouraged bishops to discern practical ways
