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The key to understanding Pope Francis’ restrictions on the Latin Mass? His belief in inculturation.

In a video message sent on Aug. 13 to the religious orders of Latin America, Pope Francis touched on a theme dear to his heart: the inseparability of evangelization and inculturation. But he also ...
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Zaire rite was ‘hugely important’ step in true liturgical inculturation, academic says

Altar servers are pictured as Pope Francis celebrates a Mass in the Zairean rite for the Congolese community in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican in this Dec. 1, 2019, file photo. In the preface to ...
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To soundtrack of xylophones and drums, Africans debate limits of inculturation

A priest is pictured in a file photo accepting offertory gifts during Mass at St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church in Yaounde, Cameroon. (Credit: Saabi/Galbe.Com via CNS.) Listen YAOUNDÉ, ...