Topic: The Roman Catholic Church
A violent storm lashed Pope Benedict XVI and around one million pilgrims at an open-air service in Madrid, forcing him to cut short his speech and drenching the faithful who had waited for hours in blistering heat.As the heavens opened during World ...
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 ...
Saint Peter's Square will be restored to its 17th-century Baroque glory with a major renovation project due to be completed in 30 months, the Vatican's official daily said on Friday.Work has already begun on part of the famous colonnade designed by Gian ...
The Vatican will display the papal ruling to excommunicate Germany's Martin Luther dated January 3, 1521 in an exhibition of hundreds of priceless documents from its secret archives from February 2011.A website for the exhibition said Pope Leo X's famous decree entitled ...
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 yellow ...
The Vatican is investigating the outreach work of Raul Vera, the Catholic bishop of Saltillo, MexicoThe Vatican is investigating the outreach work of Raul Vera, the Catholic bishop of Saltillo, Mexico. Vera confirmed to the Zocalo Saltillo that the Vatican has asked ...
An outspoken Hong Kong Catholic priest said Tuesday he has been denied entry into China due to an escalating row between the Vatican and Beijing over the ordination of bishops.Italian-born Franco Mella said Chinese immigration officials barred him on July 19 after ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China blocked a Hong Kong Catholic priest and rights activist from entering the mainland last week in what he said may have been a show of unhappiness with the Vatican for excommunicating two bishops recently ordained by Beijing.In ...
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 ...
BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Monday the Vatican's recent excommunication of two Chinese bishops who were ordained without papal approval was "unreasonable" and "rude," in a sign of escalating tensions between the Vatican and Beijing.In the government's first response to the ...
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Understanding the Roman Catholic Church
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