Why the Pope is Boosting Latin Mass
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By lifting restrictions on a rite out of favor since the 1960s, Benedict is signaling the limits on Catholic reform
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Pope John Paul II has celebrated midnight mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome before a packed congregation.
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Pope John Paul II called for renewed commitment to stronger dialogue between Jews and Catholics Tuesday as he warmly received more than 100 Jewish leaders, rabbis, cantors and their relatives in what was described as the largest such audience at the Vatican.
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Benedict XVI has been wary of inter-faith dialogue. But now he's making a show of ecumenical unity
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LONDON-- More than 5,000 Catholics attend Masses every Sunday at Our Lady Mother of the Church, packing the old stone church so completely that loudspeakers were  recently installed outside so the overflow crowd can hear.
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LORETO, Italy : Pope John Paul II defied the elements and debilitating illness to pray for the victims of the Russian hostage crisis at a giant open-air mass in Italy before hundreds of thousands of ecstatic followers.
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The Vatican has begun drafting a document to elaborate on Pope Benedict XVI's recent liberalization of the old Latin Mass because some bishops are either ignoring his move or misinterpreting it, Vatican officials said.
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Pope John Paul has told the world&#39;s one billion Roman Catholics that a troubled world needs the message of Jesus more than ever.
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Pope Benedict, in a decree issued on Saturday, authorized wider use of the old Latin mass and told the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics that his nod to Church traditionalists was nothing to be afraid of.
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Although the number of schools teaching Latin is rising, a leading academic fears the subject may disappear.
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Pope John Paul II was strong enough to turn the pages of written greetings Saturday and speak in a clear voice, a visitor said. But, still hospitalized and recovering from the flu, the pontiff sent an emissary to read a speech in his name at the Vatican.
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ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to expressing his views of church values, Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Burke has a habit of making headlines, not always to the satisfaction of his flock.
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Pope Benedict, in a decree issued on Saturday, authorized wider use of the old Latin Mass and told the world's 1.1 billion Roman Catholics that his nod to Church traditionalists was nothing to be afraid of.
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Pope Benedict XVI, making sentimental stops in his predecessor&#039;s homeland, brought joy to Poles by announcing that he hopes John Paul II will be made a saint &quot;in the near future.&quot;
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VATICAN CITY -- Returning to the world's most storied pulpit for the first time since his hospitalization, Pope John Paul II addressed a sea of worshipers yesterday from his studio on St. Peter's Square and gave with his presence what no cardinal's words could deliver: a strong assurance that he is on the rebound.
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Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage Saturday to a famous shrine to the Virgin Mary, where he celebrated an open-air Mass in the rain for more than 30,000 believers and called on Europeans to embrace faith.
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Pope John Paul's health is  improving steadily and he remains in charge of the Roman  Catholic Church, hoping to be strong enough to make his weekly  address Sunday, the Vatican said Friday.