Is Pope Benedict XVI determined to restore the Latin mass that many Roman Catholics thought had been consigned to the dustbin of history? The answer, in short, is both yes and no. But neither the "yes ...

The most visible result of the Second Vatican Council so far has been the decision to translate the Roman Catholic Mass into vernacular languages. But now that scholars are engaged in translating the ...

Four decades ago, Gary Velder and some like-minded Roman Catholics would gather in motel rooms to experience Mass their preferred way: in Latin. Until the 1960s, all Roman Catholic Masses were in the ...

One Sunday afternoon each month, Kelly O’Neill and her husband, Mark, pack up their six children and drive from their home in Lancaster to South 12th Street in Reading. Their destination is St. Mary’s ...

(Reuters) - The Vatican said on Saturday it wants its official language Latin to be used more often in the Roman Catholic mass. Here are some details on how Latin has been used in the Catholic Church: ...

A new Vatican document instructs bishops around the world to reintroduce the old Latin mass abandoned in the late 1960s if traditionalist Catholics in their areas request it. A new Vatican document ...