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How limiting Latin Mass may become the defining moment for Pope Francis
Pope reverses Benedict, reimposes restrictions on Latin Mass
In Brooklyn, ‘tradpunk’ Christianity meets millennial counterculture
Preserving the public middle ground on religious liberty, LGBT issues
Bishop in scandal-ridden Italian diocese resigns
Tears of joy, tears of sorrow, and little empathetic listening (COMMENTARY)
Pope Francis fires a warning shot at church’s ‘top-down’ bureaucracy
ANALYSIS: How long will the pope’s honeymoon last?
Vatican: Calling Jews ‘enemies’ of the church is unacceptable
Holocaust-denying Bishop Richard Williamson booted from traditionalist group
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A traditionalist Catholic breakaway group expelled Bishop Richard Williamson, who in 2009 sparked a major crisis in Jewish-Catholic relations for denying the Holocaust shortly before Pope Benedict XVI readmitted him to the church. By Alessandro Speciale.
Pope tells SSPX traditionalists they must accept Second Vatican Council
(RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has reportedly told the traditionalist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) that they must accept the Second Vatican Council, a move that might seal the fate of years of negotiations to bring the group fully back into the Catholic fold. By Alessandro Speciale.
Traditionalist SSPX calls Vatican offer ‘clearly unacceptable’
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Catholic traditionalist group SSPX said the Vatican's latest reconciliation offer is "clearly unacceptable,'' a move that comes as Pope Benedict XVI appointed a high-profile American prelate to oversee relations with traditionalists. By Alessandro Speciale.
Hutterite says National Geographic didn’t exploit rural colony for reality show
WASHINGTON (RNS) A character on a National Geographic Channel documentary series about a rural Hutterite colony defended his community and the production company after Hutterite bishops criticized the show and its producer. By Chris Lisee.
Hutterites blast ‘exploitative’ show on National Geographic Channel
(RNS) Members of a Hutterite colony in Montana that's the focus of a new National Geographic reality show say the series is a ``distorted and exploitative'' depiction of their life that is not what the producers promised. By Chris Lisee.
Pope makes final offer to breakaway SSPX group
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The leader of the traditionalist Catholic movement that's been at odds with the Vatican for decades received the final draft of Pope Benedict XVI's reconciliation offer on Wednesday. By Alessandro Speciale.