Pope considers return to Latin mass
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It was one of the most radical reforms to emerge from the Second Vatican Council. The Mass, root of Roman Catholic worship, would be celebrated in the vernacular and not in Latin. Now, little more than a generation later, Pope Benedict XVI is poised to revive the 16th-century Tridentine Mass.
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Pope Benedict has decided to keep limbo in limbo a little longer.
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REGENSBURG, Germany  - Pope Benedict held an open   air mass on Tuesday in the town where he had hoped to spend his   retirement and rejected the use of God's name to justify hatred   and fanaticism.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Pope Benedict returns to his   Bavarian roots on Saturday when he starts a nostalgic six-day   trip to his southern German homeland and some of its most   traditionally Catholic places.
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VATICAN CITY, July 7 -- Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday removed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, reviving a rite that was all but swept away by the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
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Pope Benedict XVI's challenge to secularism has been met with receptivity during his German visit.
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By Jens HackMUNICH, Germany - Pope Benedict hopes his homecoming this weekend to the Catholic heartland of Bavaria will revive faith in Germany as more than half a million pilgrims prepare to welcome him.The ...
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An influential Brazilian cardinal says the Roman Catholic Church should reconsider its ban on allowing priests to marry.
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Pope John Paul's health has  stabilized recently, so much so that the Pontiff has expressed  a desire to make at least two major trips abroad next year,  including one to Northern Ireland.
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Pope Benedict, who last week told the world he does not care much for Bob Dylan, said on Tuesday he would like Gregorian chant to make a comeback.
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Pope John Paul returned relics of two early Christian saints to the Patriarch of Constantinople Saturday in another bid to warm ties with eastern Orthodoxy.
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The sudden hospitalization of Pope  John Paul was another reminder, if any were needed, that one of  the longest and most event-studded pontificates in history may  be coming to a close.
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VATICAN CITY, July 7  â Pope Benedict XVI removed restrictions on Saturday on celebrating the old form of the Latin Mass in a concession to traditional Catholics, but he emphasized that he was in no way rolling back the changes of the Second Vatican Council.
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Pope John Paul II is doing well after leaving the hospital and should be able to continue with his work within a few days, a top Italian cardinal said in comments published Saturday.
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Pope Benedict XVI removed restrictions on celebrating the old form of the Latin Mass on Saturday in a concession to traditional Catholics, but he stressed that he was in no way rolling back the reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
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Pope Benedict XVIÂs visit to Turkey in late November is likely to be a flash point for a surprisingly broad array of issues.
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Pope John Paul has recovered from  his breathing problems and will leave hospital later on  Thursday, the Vatican said.