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The Vatican gave its approval on Monday for the ordination of a Chinese bishop in a conciliatory gesture to China's official church but called on "illegitimate" bishops not to attend the rite.Pietro Luo Xuegang, 47, who built his career within the Chinese ...

Pope Benedict XVI ended his second visit to Africa on Sunday after a trip that saw him present the continent's Catholic Church as a source of hope at a time of waning faith in parts of the West.Several times during his three-day ...

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass at a stadium hosting tens of thousands on Sunday in Benin, wrapping up a visit that saw him sign off on a grand vision for his church's future in Africa.Some 50,000 people filled the stadium in Cotonou, ...

OUIDAH, Benin (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Saturday visited the city considered the capital of voodoo in West Africa, praying at a Catholic cathedral just across the street from a large voodoo temple with a pit full of pythons.While the pope was ...

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Benin to a joyous welcome from thousands Friday in a nation considered a voodoo heartland and warned against "unconditional submission" to the market and finance.Residents lined the streets as Benedict passed in his popemobile, including women wearing ...

COTONOU (Reuters) - Pope Benedict, arriving on his second trip to Africa as Roman Catholic leader, on Friday urged African nations to resist the temptation to surrender to market forces as they grow and modernize.The pope arrived in the largest city in ...

SANTA ANA, Calif (Reuters) - A plan to sell Crystal Cathedral, a California mega-church known for its "Hour of Power" broadcasts, to a Roman Catholic diocese for $57.5 million was approved on Thursday by a U.S. bankruptcy judge.Losing out in a bankruptcy ...

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 ...

The old man in a worn tunic stands in the voodoo temple across from the Roman Catholic basilica that will welcome the pope this week and caresses the python draped over his shoulder."We are ready to receive the pope," he had said ...

The Vatican said Thursday that it was taking legal action to prevent the publication of a photo montage showing the pope kissing a leading imam as part of a Benetton advertising campaign.The White House slammed the campaign, which also showed US President ...

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Topic: Roman Catholicism

Vatican gives approval for Chinese bishop's ordination

Pope sees hope in Africa on second visit to continent

Pope celebrates giant mass in voodoo heartland

Pope visits cathedral in African voodoo city

Thousands welcome pope on visit to voodoo heartland Benin

Don't put all trust in markets, pope tells Africa

Catholic diocese approved to buy "Hour of Power" church

Pope heads to voodoo heartland on Africa visit

Benin's voodoo faithful ready to welcome pope

Vatican takes legal action over kissing ads

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