The nation’s Roman Catholic bishops will approve a new set of translations for the Mass and a policy statement on embryonic stem cell research at an upcoming meeting in Orlando, Fla. Some sessions at the semi-annual gathering of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops June 12-14 will be closed to the public. The bishops will vote on new translations of the prayers said at Mass during the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter, aimed at greater fidelity to the original Latin. The Vatican-ordered translations have irked some U.S. bishops, who consider the new language stilted and difficult to comprehend. A policy statement that condemns the use of embryonic stem cells in medical research is also on the agenda. Criminologists will report to the bishops on their study of the causes and contexts of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.