In his Lenten reflection March 24, the cardinal told Pope Francis and officials of the Roman Curia gathered in the Vatican audience hall that Vatican II’s reform of the Mass was a return from “a relatively recent past to a more ancient and original one.”
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Pope Francis gave the longest and most systematic talk he has given as pope on the theme of the liturgy since Vatican II Aug. 24.