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Beijing bishop urges pope to visit China

AP — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 20:27:08 +0000

The Beijing bishop appointed by China’s state-controlled Catholic Church said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit his country and that relations with the Vatican are...

Happy Birthday! : The Queen of Pop turns 50

Desh — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:55:07 +0000

Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations...

German court orders treatment over pope incident

AP — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:51:44 +0000

A court ordered a German who jumped a security barrier and grabbed hold of Pope Benedict XVI’s popemobile last year in the Vatican to undergo treatment but stopped short of sending him to a psychiatric...

Catholics to pope: Lift the birth control ban

AP — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:56:13 +0000

More than 50 dissident Catholic groups from around the world have written an open letter asking Pope Benedict XVI to lift the church’s ban on birth control.Taking a half-page ad in the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, the groups said Friday...

Pope meets clergy sex abuse victims in Australia

AP — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:44:17 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI ended his visit to Australia Monday by meeting with victims of sexual abuse inflicted by Roman Catholic clergy _ an issue that has scandalized the church at a time when the Vatican concedes it is struggling to draw people to its...

Pope meets with abuse victims in Australia

AP — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:46:57 +0000

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of clergy child sex abuse in Australia.The pontiff held a Mass on Monday with two men and two women who represented the victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests as a gesture of...

Pope worried about climate change

AP — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:20:16 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI says he wants to wake up consciences on climate change.The pope told reporters while flying to Australia Saturday on a 10-day pilgrimage that people need to be spurred into finding a way to change life styles in the face of...

Pope Benedict leaves for pilgrimage to Australia

AP — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:56:00 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI has left Rome on a flight to Australia for a 10-day pilgrimage.A special Alitalia flight with Benedict, Vatican officials and journalists aboard departed from Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport Saturday about 10:30 a.m.The...

Vatican runs a deficit despite generosity

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:22:26 +0000

The Vatican ran a deficit in 2007, hurt by the weak dollar in generous collection baskets from U.S. faithful and steep costs of running its media, the Holy See said Wednesday.The Vatican issued financial figures showing a nearly $13.5 million...

Pope names Wyo. bishop to head Green Bay diocese

AP — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:30:27 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI has chosen the bishop of Cheyenne, Wyo., to head the Green Bay diocese in Wisconsin.The Vatican said Wednesday that 55-year-old Monsignor David L. Ricken has been appointed to the Wisconsin post.Ricken is from Kansas and has...