# Traditionis custodes (2021)

URL: https://christianity-history.com/timeline/2021-traditionis-custodes
Location: Vatican City
Themes: Council

Francis restricts the traditional Latin Mass. At this point in the timeline (2021), the Bishop of Rome was Pope Francis (13 March 2013 – 21 April 2025).

## Why it matters
Traditionis custodes mattered because it shaped the authority, policy or public role of the papacy and the Catholic Church.

Pope at the time: [Pope Francis](https://christianity-history.com/popes/pope-francis)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Traditionis custodes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditionis_custodes)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Traditionis custodes](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Traditionis+custodes)
- [Wikipedia — Modern Era (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_20th_century)