There’s more to Catholic liturgy wars

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.“Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia,” he sang, leading to the crowd’s response, “Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.” In English, that would be: “Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alle...

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