Topic: Roman Catholicism

Haiti president talks reconciliation with ex-leaders

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian President Michel Martelly sought to rally prominent political figures behind him on Wednesday, meeting with two former presidents in an effort to encourage reconciliation among past rivals.Martelly, who swept to the presidency by winning an election runoff in ...

'Til 2013 do us part? Mexico mulls 2-year marriage

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico City lawmakers want to help newlyweds avoid the hassle of divorce by giving them an easy exit strategy: temporary marriage licenses.Leftists in the city's assembly -- who have already riled conservatives by legalizing gay marriage -- proposed ...

Catholic leader, confidant to a president, dies in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - One of the oldest former leaders of the Catholic church in the United States, retired Archbishop Philip Matthew Hannan, who gave the eulogy for President John F. Kennedy in 1963, died on Thursday in New Orleans. He was ...

Pope fails to satisfy on first state visit 'home'

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 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 celebrated an open air mass for around 30,000 people Saturday amid a minor security scare, a day after a meeting with victims of sex abuse by priests left him "deeply shaken."Around two hours before the mass, in the eastern ...

'Moved' pope meets abuse victims in Germany

Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy Friday on a visit to his native Germany and expressed regret for their suffering, the Vatican said."Moved and deeply shaken by the sufferings of the victims, the Holy Father expressed ...
Bishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wants Obama to push the reset button on gay marriageArchbishop Timothy Dolan, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wants President Barack Obama to push the reset button on gay ...
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 ...