ROME – Despite his efforts last year to crack down on use of the Traditional Latin Mass, Pope Francis this month issued a decree exempting members of a priestly society with a special attachment to ...

The Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter is a society of apostolic life of pontifical right whose priests 'work together for a common mission in the Catholic Church, under the authority of the Holy See.' ...

Pope Francis has issued a decree confirming that the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) can continue to use the liturgical books in force in 1962, according to the traditionalist group. In a ...

Pope Francis has allowed the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) to continue celebrating according to the ancient rite with a decree delivered directly to members of the Fraternity who visited him ...

Pope Francis greets the crowd as he leads the Angelus from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Feb. 13, 2022. (Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – ...

An FSSP communique published Feb. 21 said that the Pope met with two members of the fraternity for nearly an hour one week before he promulgated a decree allowing their use of traditional liturgical ...