The Vatican has granted permission for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass at two churches in the Diocese of Cleveland for an additional two years:
Both of these parishes had previously been granted limited approval to continue celebrating the liturgy according to the 1962 Roman Missal (Bishops now require Vatican authorization to permit the older form of the Roman Rite in parish churches, and many dioceses in the United States have since curtailed or withdrawn permissions entirely).
Cleveland’s renewal therefore represents a limited but meaningful continuation for local Catholics attached to the traditional liturgy. Both St Mary’s and St Stephen’s have long been centers for those devoted to the Latin Mass, offering it regularly under diocesan auspices rather than through priestly societies such as the Fraternity of St Peter or the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest.
The two-year extension does not alter the wider policy of the Holy See, which continues to promote the post-Conciliar liturgy as the ordinary expression of the Roman Rite while allowing exceptions under careful regulation.
Note: in similar situations, such as in the Diocese of San Angelo, Texas, bishops have quietly sought to preserve the traditional liturgy as part of their wider mission to foster reverence and unity within their dioceses.