Pope heads to voodoo heartland on Africa visit

2011-11-17T19:30:17Z

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Benin on Friday, marking his second visit to Africa in a nation considered the heartland of voodoo and after his 2009 trip to the continent led to an outcry over condoms.

He is expected to be welcomed by tens of thousands of Benin citizens as well as pilgrims from VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Catholic Ireland's stunning decision to close its embassy to the Vatican is a huge blow to the Holy See

Susan Sarandon calls Pope Benedict a Nazi: report

2011-10-17T14:00:11Z

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress and social activist Susan Sarandon was reported to have called Pope Benedict a Nazi during a public discussion at a U.S. film festival in New York.

The movi...

Pope Benedict Wants Orthodox Christian Alliance Opposed To Gay Marriage

2011-09-25T06:00:09Z

Pope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, Germany

Pope 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 Germany, the 84-year-old pope called for a c...

Joy, protests and apathy await pope in native Germany

2011-09-21T20:30:30Z

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 gruelling schedule for the four-day stay, combining official talks with outreach to the faithful, many of whom have grown alienated during his six-year-old papacy.

German-speaking Catholics want reform from Rome

2011-09-21T04:30:25Z

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 towards sexuality and the fam...

Pope 'looking forward' to trip home to Germany

2011-09-17T18:30:14Z

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 our field of vision," the pope said late Saturday.

In a rare move, he made his comments on a German television programme that has...

All 21 aboard Chile air force plane dead

2011-09-03T19:30:19Z

All 21 people aboard the Chilean air force plane that crashed into the Pacific on its way to a remote archipelago died instantaneously, the defense minister said.

"Based on observations and the search we carried out with the air force commander, we have reached the conclusion that the impact was such that it should have resulted in the instantaneous death of all of those who were aboard the aircraft," Defense Minister Andres Allamand told reporters.

A major sear...

Vatican admits 'grave failures' over Ireland abuse scandal

2011-09-03T18:30:14Z

The Vatican on Saturday acknowledged "grave failures" in handling a child sex abuse scandal involving priests in southern Ireland as Dublin insisted the Holy See helped block investigations.

In its long-awaited response to an o...

U.S. lawyer says Vatican knew of priest's sex abuse

2011-08-22T14:30:21Z

MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A lawyer representing a victim of priest abuse in a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic church said on Monday Vatican documents show the church hierarchy and the pope were ultimately responsible.

A lawyer for the church disagreed, sayi...

Pope Benedict Anti-Gay Marriage Speech Cut Short By Freak Storm

2011-08-22T05:30:12Z

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday was cut short from delivering a speech on marriage in Madrid, Spain by a freak storm

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday was cut short from delivering a speech on marriage in Madrid, Spain by a freak storm that delivered strong winds and sheets of rain, the AFP reported.

As many as 1.5...

Pope leads service recalling sins, child abuse

2011-08-19T17:30:17Z

Pope Benedict XVI, seated before a sea of young pilgrims in Madrid, led a service Friday recalling Christ's crucifixion and the world's sins, including rape and crimes against children.

The 84-year-old pontiff presided from a vast white stage in city's Plaza Cibeles square over a Stations of the Cross devotion marking the torments of The Vatican on Wednesday took the unprecedented decision to release confidential files about an abuse case in the United States in an attempt to defend itself against accusations of a cover-up.

The documents are a response to a high-profile lawsuit revolving around the sovereign immunity status of the Vatican in relation to the case of a now-de...

Spanish gays plan 'kiss-in' protest for pope

2011-08-17T08:30:31Z

Spanish gays and lesbians say they will hold a protest "kiss-in" Thursday in front of Pope Benedict XVI when he joins huge Catholic youth festivities in Madrid.

The kiss-in is being organised on Facebook by gay groups including Asamblea Transmaricabollo de Sol, which was set up during popular "indignant"...

Toilet paper in Vatican colours on sale ahead of papal visit

2011-08-10T13:30:43Z

Renova, one of Europe's biggest producers of household paper products, has launched toilet paper in the colours of the Vatican flag in honour of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Spain next week.

Each pack contains two perfumed rolls of toilet paper, one ye...

Vatican recalls envoy to Ireland after child abuse report

2011-07-25T14:30:45Z

The Vatican on Monday recalled its envoy to Ireland to formulate an official response to a damning report on the Catholic Church's handling of child abuse by priests that sparked government outrage.

"Apostolic Nuncio Giuseppe Leanza has been recalled for consultations" after the publication of the judicial report into abuses in an Irish diocese "and in par...

Pope urges Norwegians to reject hatred and conflict

2011-07-23T12:30:06Z

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict expressed sympathy Saturday for the victims of a suspected right-wing zealot who killed up to 98 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack and urged Norwegians to reject hatred and violence.

In a message to Norway's

Vatican, Malaysia establish diplomatic ties

2011-07-18T11:30:21Z

The Vatican and Malaysia have established official diplomatic ties, the Holy See announced on Monday after talks between Pope Benedict XVI and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak.

"In the cordial conversations, the positive dev...

Vatican's ties with Beijing suffer fresh setback

2011-07-07T20:30:24Z

Ties between the Vatican and Beijing have been fraught further with the Holy See excommunicating a Chinese bishop and threats by the China's state-run Church to continue defying Pope Benedict XVI.

China's 5.7 million Catholics are increasingly caught...

Malaysian PM to meet pope, eyes ties with Vatican

2011-07-05T04:30:36Z

Prime Minister Najib Razak is due to meet Pope Benedict XVI mid-July as Malaysia embarks on a plan to establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican, a top official said Tuesday.

"The meeting with Pope Benedict XVI is set for J...

Pope to launch new web portal

2011-06-27T13:30:23Z

The Pope will this week launch a new web portal making it easier to access all Vatican news online, officials said on Monday.

"news.va" will go live on Wednesday, launched by Pope Benedict XVI, as a sign of his personal interest in communication with the modern world, said Claudio Mercedes-Benz is making a greener hybrid Popemobile for Benedict XVI, the Wirtschaftswoche weekly paper said Saturday.

However a Vatican spokesman denied the paper's...

Lady Gaga Warned Not To Criticize The Pope During Gay Pride Event EuroPride

2011-06-11T10:00:03Z

Gay rights proponent Lady Gaga has been warned against criticizing the pope or the Catholic Church during EuroPride 2011

Pop singer Lady Gaga has been warned against making provocative statements against Pope Benedict or the Catholic Church at this weekend's giant Gay Pride event EuroPride 2011 taking place in Rome.

Organizers said they exp...

Pope champions marriage, family on Croatia visit

2011-06-05T10:30:16Z

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called on Catholics to "be courageous" in defence of the traditional family as he celebrated open-air mass before hundreds of thousands of people in Zagreb.

The pontiff, on the second day of a visit to Croatia, warned couples cohabiting outside wedlock that living together was no substitute for marria...

Pope urges Europe to respect Christian values

2011-06-04T18:30:18Z

Pope Benedict XVI warned Saturday of challenges to Europe's Christian values and said staunchly Catholic Croatia could serve as an example to other EU nations threatened by individualism.

"In the face of the challenges posed by today's culture there is need for ... acti...

Pope heads for Croatia to defend Christian Europe

2011-06-04T02:30:13Z

Pope Benedict XVI sets off for Croatia Saturday for a two-day visit aimed at reaffirming Christian values that he believes are under threat in increasingly secular societies across Europe.

The pope is expected to receive a warm welcome in the 90-percent Catholic country of 4.4 million people that is preparing to join the <...

Belgian abuse victims to file suit against Vatican

2011-06-01T11:30:12Z

GHENT, Belgium (Reuters) - Belgians molested by Catholic priests will go ahead with their legal proceedings against the Vatican for damages despite an offer by local bishops to compensate them, their lawyers said on Wednesday.

Pope shuts down famous monastery that liked to party

2011-05-24T16:30:31Z

Pope Benedict XVI has shut down a famous community in Rome that organised dances by a former nightclub dancer nun and hosted VIPs like Madonna, earning the disfavour of the Vatican.

The closure of the monastery of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, which holds some of the Church's most pr...

Pope urges Chinese bishops to refuse to split from Rome

2011-05-18T13:30:37Z

Pope Benedict XVI called on Catholics across the world on Wednesday to pray that Chinese bishops refuse to separate from Rome, in spite of "pressure" from communist authorities.

The pontiff appealed for prayers for the 5.7 million-odd Chinese Catholics caught between staying loyal to the ruling Communist Party in B...

Obamas gush over meeting Pope

2011-04-28T15:30:49Z

President Barack Obama and wife Michelle revealed to day time talk queen Oprah Winfrey that one of their biggest thrills as president and first lady had been seeing their kids meet Pope Benedict XVI.

Obama and his wife were asked about their best moments as a family since they moved into the

Pope warns of falling belief in West

2011-04-21T07:00:17Z

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict lamented the widespread abandonment of religion in Western countries in a Holy Thursday homily, saying the heartlands of Christianty were turning away from their faith.

The 84-year-old German-born pontiff said it sometim...

Pope John Paul II musicals to go on stage in Spain

2011-04-12T13:30:42Z

Two musicals about the life of Pope John Paul II, including one that covers his childhood under Nazi rule in Poland, will be staged for Roman Catholic Church youth festivities in Madrid this August, organisers said Tuesday.

The plays are among 295 cu...

New iPhone app helps with confession

2011-02-08T21:30:13Z

A new "Confession" application for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch has received the blessing of a Catholic bishop.

"Confession: A Roman Catholic App," is the first program for the Apple devices created by a South Bend, Indiana-based company called "Little iApps."

I...

Bless me iPhone for I have sinned

2011-02-07T13:30:18Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An iPhone app aimed at helping Catholics through confession and encouraging lapsed followers back to the faith has been sanctioned by the Catholic Church in the United States.

Confession: A Roman Catholic app, thought to be the first to be approv...

German Catholics urge reforms as papal visit nears

2011-02-04T07:32:24Z

PARIS (Reuters) - Over 140 Roman Catholic theologians in Germany have urged the church to embrace far-reaching reforms to end priestly celibacy, ordain women, welcome same-sex couples and let lay people help pick their bishops.

The appeal, the second reform call in two weeks, came as the German church is struggling to overcome a wave...

Reluctant peace doves refuse to leave Vatican

2011-01-30T20:30:34Z

Doves of peace released by Pope Benedict XVI during the weekly Angelus prayer on Sunday refused to leave the Vatican and flew straight back in through the open window, an AFP photographer said.

Embarrassed officials only managed to catch and re-release one of the birds.

The pope was accompanied at the window of his studio in

Pope John Paul close to sainthood, to be beatified

2011-01-14T03:30:18Z

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The late Pope John Paul II was moved a major step closer to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church on Friday when his successor approved a decree attributing ...

Pope calls on Pakistan to scrap blasphemy law

2011-01-10T18:30:27Z

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday called on Pakistan to scrap a controversial law against blasphemy, saying it served as "a pretext for acts of injustice and violence against religious minorities."

"I once more encourage the leaders of that country to take the necessary steps to abrogate that law," the leader of the world's one billion Catholics said in a traditional

US archdiocese files for bankruptcy over abuse scandal

2011-01-04T20:30:31Z

The US Roman Catholic archdiocese of Milwaukee filed Tuesday for bankruptcy protection to help it meet weighty financial obligations brought on by the child sex abuse scandal that has rocked the church for decades.

Bankruptcy protection would allow the US midwestern archdiocese, where a priest has been accused of molesting hundreds of deaf boys from the 1950s to the 1970s, to...

Pope rejects appeal from closed Mass. parishes

2011-01-04T10:00:13Z

Pope rejects appeal from closed Mass. parishes, offers his prayers during 'difficult times'

Pope Benedict XVI has rejected an appeal from Boston-area parishioners who asked him to reverse a seven-year-old decision to close their Roman Catholic churches.

The pope's decision was relayed in a December letter to the VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Saturday he will host a summit of world religious leaders in the city of Assisi in October to discuss how they can promote world peace.

The meeting will take place on the 25th anniversary of a similar encounter h...

Pope denounces abuses against Christians

2011-01-01T03:00:10Z

Pope condemns intolerance toward Christians in New Year's appeal to world leaders

Pope Benedict XVI has condemned religious intolerance, especially against Christians, and pressed world leaders to do their parts to promote peace.

Benedict urged Christians in his homily Saturday during New Year's Mass in Pope Benedict XVI deplored Sunday the "absured violence" against Christians after attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines over the Christmas holiday.

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Pope to give UK Christmas message on British radio

2010-12-23T08:30:42Z

Pope Benedict XVI to give UK Christmas message during broadcast on British radio

Pope Benedict XVI will deliver a message to Britain on Christmas Eve on BBC radio.

The pop...

China says Vatican criticism 'imprudent', 'dangerous'

2010-12-22T07:30:45Z

China on Wednesday fired a fierce broadside at the Vatican, slamming its criticism of the country's state-sanctioned Catholic church, which is not recognised by the pope, as "imprudent" and "dangerous".

The comments from China's State Administration for Religious Affairs came after the Vatican accused Beijing...

Pope: Church must reflect on what allowed abuse

2010-12-20T03:00:06Z

Pope: Church must reflect on what's wrong with Christianity that allowed sex abuse

Pope Benedict XVI says the Catholic Church must reflect on what is wrong with its message and with Christian life in general that allowed for the widespread sexual abuse of children by priests.

Benedict said the church must better train priests so that such abuses never occur again and must figure o...

Vatican accuses Chinese official church of "hostile acts"

2010-12-17T14:31:25Z

The Vatican accused China of "unacceptable and hostile acts" that provoked "a grave loss of trust" on Friday, following an assembly of China's official church which is not acknowledged by the Pope.

Already tense China-Vatican relations deteriorated further after reports that the state-sanctioned church held a meeting from December 7 to 9 to elect a new chairma...

Religion News in Brief

2010-12-15T12:00:51Z

Religion News in Brief

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is the latest diocese in the U.S. to announce that it must freeze pensions for workers.

The change will hit about 10,000 church secretaries, parochial school teachers and other lay employees in the Boston archdiocese.

Several other dioceses are taking the same step, including

Pope: Dictatorships can only be destructive

2010-12-12T06:00:30Z

Pope on 'false prophets': Dictators change the world in destructive ways

Pope Benedict XVI, who spent his youth in Hitler's Germany, says dictators boast that they will change the world, but just bring destruction.

The pontiff's reflections on what he calls history's "false prophets" came in off-the-cuff remar...

Dutch public believes Church covered up abuse: poll

2010-12-12T02:31:42Z

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A large majority of the Dutch public believes Roman Catholic Church authorities covered up sexual abuse, a poll found Sunday, revealing the extent of the damage to the Church's reputation in The Vatican hit back Saturday after cables released by WikiLeaks indicated it had refused to cooperate with an Irish probe into child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Dublin.

The Vatican press office expressed scepticism at the reliability of the reports in a statement that referre...

US cable reveals Vatican 'green' lobbying efforts

2010-12-09T16:30:50Z

The Vatican agreed to help the United States in behind-the-scenes lobbying of states to join the Copenhagen Accord on climate change, a US embassy cable published by WikiLeaks showed Thursday.

The cable reported a meeting ...

Chinese bishops elect leaders amid Vatican tensions

2010-12-09T10:30:49Z

China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church said Thursday bishops had elected a new leadership amid a spike in tension with the Vatican, which has criticised a controversial recent ordination.

Chinese bishops elected a new chairman -- Bishop Fang Xingyao -- of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, which controls the state-backed church, the ass...

German cardinal asks abuse victims for forgiveness

2010-12-03T13:00:54Z

German cardinal asks for forgiveness of victims in pope's former diocese as report presented

The archbishop of Munich and Freising begged forgiveness on Friday for "everything those working for the church have done" as he presented a report that showed over 250 priests and religion teachers abused children in a diocese that was once presided over by Pope Benedict XVI.

It's not just about condoms

2010-11-29T14:31:29Z

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Pope makes five million euros from books

2010-11-26T16:30:33Z

Pope Benedict XVI has made around five million euros (6.6 million dollars) from royalties on his books since he was elected pope in 2005, Vatican officials said on Friday.

Some 2.4 million euros of the proceeds will finance research on the pope's own theological teachings through a Vatican foundation in his name.

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Pope to journos: "Proclaim the Good News"

2010-11-29T14:31:28Z

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2010-11-29T14:31:27Z

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Vatican condemns China over bishop's ordination

2010-11-24T03:30:20Z

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican condemned China on Wednesday for naming a bishop without the pope's approval, calling the episode a "painful wound" hampering dialogue between

Member of pope's 'papal family' dies, hit by car

2010-11-24T03:00:12Z

Member of pope's "family" _ a consecrated woman who tends to papal household, dies

A member of Pope Benedict XVI's private "papal family" has died.

The Vatican said Wednesday that Manuela Camagni, one of the four consecrated women who tend to the pope and care for the papal ...

Controversial pope book already selling fast

2010-11-23T18:31:08Z

A new book in which Pope Benedict XVI talks candidly about issues including sexuality and child abuse hits bookshop shelves on Wednesday and is already selling fast, its publishers say.

Extracts in which the 83-year-old German pope broke a Roman Catholic Church taboo and said condoms were acceptable in some cases have whett...

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2010-11-29T14:30:17Z

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2010-11-29T14:31:25Z

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Pope's remarks on Jews raise eyebrows in US

2010-11-21T19:30:33Z

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Pope elevates 24 new cardinals

2010-11-20T10:30:25Z

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Vatican warns China over bishop's ordination

2010-11-18T15:01:27Z

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican warned Beijing on Thursday not to force Catholic bishops loyal to the pope to attend the ordination of a bishop who is a member of the state-backed church that does n...

vocations climbing in Britain

2010-11-29T14:31:21Z

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Archbishop to meet with Pope after wave of conversions

2010-11-18T14:08:58Z

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, the leader of the world's Anglicans, will meet Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, following the conversion to Catholicism of five Church of England bishops.

"It's a private meeting. When he travels to Rome he tends to have an audience with the ...

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Benedict XVI set the tone for his visit even before he landed in Santiago de Compostela, Spain's holiest city, recalling an era when pro-Republicans killed priests and nuns and burned churches.

"Spain saw in the 1930s the birth of a strong and aggressive anti-clericism," the 83-year-old G...

Vatican Pope New Year

2011-01-02T05:31:41Z

Pope Benedict XVI holds the pastoral staff as he celebrates a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI urged Christians to remain strong in the face of intolerance and violence in a New Year's appeal Saturday that came hours after a b...

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2011-01-02T05:31:37Z

Pope Benedict XVI, framed by marbles statues, delivers his blessing during the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Vatican Pope New Year's Eve

2011-01-01T04:30:11Z

Pope Benedict XVI holds up the ostensory as he celebrates a New Year's Eve vespers service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI marked the final hours of 2010 on Friday with public prayer and a word of concern for families struggling wi...

Vatican Pope New Year Eve

2011-01-01T03:31:33Z

Pope Benedict XVI visits the nativity scene in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI marked the final hours of 2010 on Friday with public prayer and a word of concern for families struggling with economic troubles. Benedict gave thanks for God's ...

APTOPIX Vatican Pope New Year Eve

2011-01-01T03:01:24Z

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives in St. Peter's square to bless the nativity scene at the Vatican, Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI marked the final hours of 2010 on Friday with public prayer and a word of concern for families struggling with economic trou...

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