Pope Leo Explains Why Vatican II’s Reform Did Not Change Only ‘the Rites’ of the Liturgy

May 20, 2026 World News

Daniel Ibanez
Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with His Holiness Aram I, catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, head of the Armenian Church. The leader of the autonomous Eastern Orthodox church was present at the pope’s general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 20, 2026, as a sign of fraternity between the churches.

On May 20, the Pope began a series of messages focused on ‘Sacrosanctum Concilium,’ a constitution on the sacred liturgy and the first document promulgated by the Second Vatican Council.

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