Topic: The Roman Catholic Church
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 ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican on Wednesday told an ultra-traditionalist splinter group they will have to accept some non-negotiable doctrinal principles before they can fully rejoin the Roman Catholic Church.Leaders of the dissident Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) held several ...
An international group for victims of sexual abuse by priests said Tuesday it was asking the International Criminal Court to prosecute Pope Benedict XVI for crimes against humanity.The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) said it had filed a complaint ...
ROME (Reuters) - A senior leader of the Russian Orthodox Church on Monday called on the Vatican to do more to resolve outstanding disputes so that a meeting between Pope Benedict and the Russian Patriarch could take place.In an exclusive interview with ...
Raul Vera Lopez, the Catholic bishop of Saltillo, Mexico has vowed to continue his outreach to the gay communityRaul Vera Lopez, the Catholic bishop of Saltillo, Mexico has vowed to continue his outreach to the gay community. The Vatican had summoned the ...
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 official report commissioned by the Irish government, the Vatican ...
A drive for reform by Austrian priests, urging the ordination of women and an end to celibacy, is meeting with widespread support, according to a new survey published Monday.A total 71.7 percent of Austrians found the initiative "fair and adequate," with 64.7 ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - The hardline Chinese official removed last week as Communist Party chief of restive Tibet has been made head of the province in the center of contention over China's Catholics, giving him an influential role in another sensitive religious issue.Zhang ...
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, saying the newly ...
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Understanding the Roman Catholic Church
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