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Sweeping changes to familiar prayers could be the next adjustment for Roman Catholics, many of whom are adapting to new parishes, transient clergy and a more diverse membership.
At the request of the Vatican, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops will vote today on a new translation for the Order of the Mass that adheres more closely to the Latin version.

The changes would be some of the most sweeping to Mass in nearly four decades since parishioners first began worshipping in English instead of Latin after the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.

The new translation would alter the wording of 12 of the 19 texts spoken by Catholics during worship, including the Nicene Creed, the Gloria, the Penitential Rite, the Sanctus and Communion.