Latin Mass could expand in Diocese of Buffalo: FOCUS: CATHOLIC CHURCH. From: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) | Date: August 16, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Buffalo News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jay Tokasz

Aug. 16--For most area Catholics, the Latin Mass either is a hazy memory or a footnote in church history.

But next month, the ancient rite, set aside nearly 40 years ago in favor of a new, vastly different Mass, will be welcomed back in area churches -- thanks to a recent apostolic letter from Pope Benedict XVI.

The letter is unlikely to change the way most Catholics in the Diocese of Buffalo experience their liturgies. Still, tra...

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