On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics -- he chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in Latin.

“The Roman Church has special obligations towards Latin, the splendid language of ancient Rome, and she must manifest them whenever the occasion presents itself” (Dominicae Cenae, 10). Teaching Latin ...

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and did something that shocked some Catholics. He chanted the Marian prayer Regina Caeli in Latin.

There's a new English translation of the Catholic mass coming out soon, and it's trying to sound more Latin. The Vatican has been pushing for this for a decade: It wants the English to mimic the words ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A prayer for the conversion of the Jews sidelined from Roman Catholic liturgy in the 1960s may stage a surprise comeback on Saturday, when Pope Benedict is expected to allow ...

On the first Sunday of his papacy, Pope Leo XIV stood on the central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica and chanted the Marian prayer "Regina Caeli" in Latin. While many consider Latin chant controversial ...