Pope to Relax Policy on Old Liturgy; Letter Will Advise Bishops on Tridentine Mass, Said in Latin From: The Washington Post | Date: June 29, 2007| Author: Alan Cooperman - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright 2007 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Vatican said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a document providing for wider use of the Tridentine Mass, the centuries-old Latin rite that was largely supplanted in the 1960s by a new liturgy, usually translated into modern languages.

Though the details of the long-awaited document have not been made public, church experts said it is unlikely in the short term to change the status quo in most U.S. parishes, which will continue to celebrate Masses in English, Spanish...

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