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Why is the Catholic Mass Having a New Translation?
November 12, 2011 | by US Catholic | Latino Daily News
As Catholics in the United States get accustomed to new responses and prayers at Sunday Mass, many will probably ask: Why did the Mass change? The answers have to do with changes to the Latin text upon which the English translation is based and on the rules according to which the translations are made. continue reading »
Mass Unites Mexicans, Americans Separated by Border Fence
November 5, 2011 | by Catholic News | Latino Daily News
The Mexican bishop often exchanged glances with his American counterpart as they celebrated the All Souls' Day Mass. But instead of embracing at the kiss of peace, they touched palms -- though the chain-link fence. continue reading »
Ordain Women as Deacons Now! Why Not?
November 2, 2011 | by US Catholic | HS News Network
U.S. Catholic spent the last two days interviewing three scholars on the topic of women deacons at the book launch of Women Deacons: Past, Present, and Future (Paulist, 2011) at Loyola University's Gannon Center for Women in Leadership continue reading »
Forget Women’s Ordination: The Most Controversial Issue Among Catholics Today is Cry Rooms
August 13, 2011 | by US Catholic | Latino Daily News
Cry room supporters argue that other parishioners deserve a chance for prayer and meditation without the interruptions of a hungry newborn’s cries or inappropriate discussions of bodily functions right at the moment of consecration. Mommies and daddies can relax in cry rooms, they say, and avoid the guilt of knowing their progeny are disturbing their fellow Christians. continue reading »
New Mass translation is ecumenically harmful, Anglican says
May 14, 2011 | by U.S. Catholic | Latino Daily News
Because the Roman Catholic Church was a driving force behind the development of a common English translation of basic prayers used by many Christian churches for 40 years, more recent Vatican continue reading »
Church From Below: A cardinal with “a very closed mind”
November 8, 2010 | by Chicago Catholic News | HS News Network
In a recent column in the Catholic New World, Cardinal Francis George with grim determination explains why women cannot be ordained priests and claims that those who press openly for a change in the law are "inconsistent" with their "continuing claims to be Catholic." No waffling here and no possibility of discussion. continue reading »
