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Priests and those groups that receive permission from the Archbishop of Chicago to celebrate the Mass using the Missal of 1962, are bound on the first Sunday of the month to celebrate Mass only using the Missal of Paul VI. Additionally, all celebrations of the church’s liturgies on Christmas, the Triduum, Easter Sunday, and Pentecost Sunday are to use exclusively the liturgical books promulgated by St. Pope Paul VI and St. Pope John Paul II, either in the vernacular or in Latin, and ordinarily “versus populum,” unless permission is granted otherwise by the archbishop. All other sacraments are to be celebrated using the liturgical books promulgated by St. Pope Paul VI and St. Pope John Paul II. These rites may be celebrated in Latin.

The celebration of the Mass in the extraordinary form (also known as the Traditional Latin Mass) in the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be entrusted solely to the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, effective Aug. 1. That means that the only authorized place in the archdiocese for the celebration of the Mass according to the Missal of 1962 will be the National Shrine of St. Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore. Archbishop William E. Lori notified the parishioners of St. Mary Parish in Hagerstown that the Mass currently offered there at 11:30 a.m. on Sundays in Latin according to the extraordinary form will end July 28.

In July 2021 Pope Francis issued a decree, Traditionis Custodes, regulating the celebration of Mass according to the 1962 Missal. Though his decree states that such celebrations should not take place in a parish church, the authorities in Rome have now given permission to the Archdiocese for the 1962 Latin Mass to be celebrated in St Brigid’s, Toryglen. St Brigid’s will now be the sole venue for such Masses within the Archdiocese. Mass in St Brigid’s is celebrated at 9.30 am on Sundays. This means that from 1st May 2023 the 1962 Latin Mass will no longer be celebrated in Immaculate Heart of Mary, Balornock.

That is not a message that I as bishop wish priests to be sending in the Diocese of Baker. Therefore, in accord with Cardinal Fernandez’s above-noted cautions about creating confusion and the statement of the African bishops, I ask priests of Baker not to bless known co-habiting couples, of the same sex or both sexes

Abp. Lucas has graciously permitted us to continue as we have been. The only change at this time is that the Epistle and Gospel will be read additionally in English at public Masses.

Following the guidance of the Holy See, the dispensation for celebrations according to the 1962 missal at the Cathedral will come to an end on March 19, the feast of St. Joseph.

"In response to the declaration of Fiducia Supplicans I ask all clergy to continue your efforts to accompany parishioners in the challenges of living the Gospel. This document should help all people understand the value of blessings and seek the strength of God in all their struggles. As this declaration makes clear, blessings for those with same-sex attractions should avoid giving false impressions, and yet convey the closeness of the Father with all of those who seek his will. My hope is that this will open the door for deeper conversations with those who desire to live in chastity despite the challenges of our culture."

“All parties are guilty of the crime, but the priest will be hurt the most,” said Bishop Burnette. “Please do not be misled. Even without a crowning, one might commit the crime of simulating a sacrament by giving the appearance of blessing an unlawful union.”

“Important to note is that, in our society, the word ‘couple’ has come to be understood as two people who have entered a relationship that is either one of dating, engagement, or marriage,” Pipta stated. “According to Church teaching, two people of the same sex cannot be in any of these types of relationships. There can never be a Church blessing for these.”

If it were up to me, I would revise the requirement that priest(s) have to be celibate," said Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta