Topic: Europe
Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his native Germany fell far short of the expectations of sex abuse victims and those clamouring for a more open and tolerant Church.Benedict's four-day marathon, which wrapped up Sunday, taking in Berlin, the former communist ...
Pope Benedict XVI flew out of his native Germany Sunday after celebrating mass with around 100,000 on the final day of a visit that has disappointed many inside and outside the Church.The two-hour mass was one of the high points of an ...
Pope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, GermanyPope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, Germany, the AP reported. During the third day of a visit to his native ...
Pope Benedict XVI was to hold a mass for around 80,000 faithful in Germany's Catholic heartland amid widespread disappointment over his first state visit to his native country.Protestants, Jews and groups representing people who suffered abuse at the hands of Catholic priests ...
Pope Benedict XVI was to lead historic prayers Friday with Protestant leaders in the German monastery where Martin Luther studied, on the second day of his trip to his increasingly secular homeland.The 84-year-old has stressed his goal of unity in the Christian ...
Pope Benedict XVI expressed understanding Thursday for those who had turned their backs on the Catholic Church after the recent sex abuse scandals, on his first state visit to his German homeland.At the start of a four-day trip, the pontiff also took ...
Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his German homeland begins here Thursday with the threat of mass protests and the lingering taint of Church sexual abuse scandals set to cloud his welcome.The leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics has a ...
BERLIN (Reuters) - Supporters of Pope Benedict's tour of Germany this week criticized on Wednesday politicians who expressed doubts over his conservative views, his planned speech to parliament and the cost of his visit.With one day to go before his arrival, Berlin ...
Pope Benedict XVI faces a clamour for change as he heads to Germany for his first state visit, with calls for reform on many fronts -- from recognising gays to ordaining women to the priesthood.Grievances over the Vatican's "out of touch" attitudes ...
Pope Benedict XVI says he is looking forward to his upcoming trip to his homeland Germany, while stressing that God, not "spectacle," is the focus.The main aim of his visit, from Thursday to next Sunday, will be to help "God to penetrate ...
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