George Weigel

George Weigel

Catholic theologian and best-selling author

George Weigel is a Catholic theologian and Senior Fellow of Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington. He is the author or editor of eighteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, which has been translated into twelve languages. The “On Faith” panelist’s most recent books include The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God, Letters to a Young Catholic and God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church. Since 1999, he has been the Vatican analyst for NBC News, and he publishes frequently in newspapers and opinion journals around the world. A member of the Catholic Theological Society of America and the Council on Foreign Relations, he was awarded the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice in 2000. In 2006, Weigel became the second non-Pole honored by the Polish government's highest award for contributions to Polish and world culture, the Gloria Artis Gold Medal. Close.

George Weigel

Catholic theologian and best-selling author

George Weigel is a Catholic theologian and Senior Fellow of Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington. He is the author or editor of eighteen books, including the New York Times bestseller Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II, which has been translated into twelve languages. more »

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June 19, 2008 9:22 AM

Latin Days are Here Again?

(Written for Newsweek.)

Is Pope Benedict XVI determined to restore the Latin Mass that many Catholics thought had been consigned to the dustbin of history?

The answer, in short, is both “yes” and “no.” But neither the “yes” nor the “no” quite fits the conventional speculations in several recent media reports, following off-the-cuff remarks to a small Catholic association in Great Britain by a Vatican official.

In unraveling this, it helps to begin at the beginning.

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