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Pope's Butler Vows To Help Vatican Scandal Probe

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.29.2012

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VATICAN CITY — The biggest scandal to rock the Vatican in decades widened Monday with the pope's butler, arrested for allegedly having confident...

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Vatican Denies Any Cardinal A Suspect In Leaks Scandal

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012

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VATICAN CITY, May 28 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Monday denied Italian press reports that a cardinal was among those being investigated in a scandal ...

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Vatican In Chaos After Pope's Butler Arrested For Leaks

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.28.2012

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's investigation into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler...

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Pope's Butler Arrested In Embarrassing Scandal

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.29.2012

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican's investigation into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butle...

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Walking The (Catholic) Plank

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 04.27.2012

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Why doesn't my Catholic Church get its own house in order first? Get the plank/log/boulder/semi truck/elephant out of its own eye before it tries to remove a speck from another's eye?

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A Bright Idea: Invite Worship Groups Evicted From Public Schools To Worship In Shuttered Catholic Churches

Michele Somerville | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Nostra Aetate, Public Schools and Churches, Roman Catholic Churches, Timothy Dolan, Schools and Churches, Catholic Protestant Relations, Churches, NYC Churches Worshipping in Public Schools, Vatican City, Christianity, Religion News

Although I feel strongly that a public school should never be identified with any one religion, I tend to think a church group has as much right to rent space in a public building as a theater group has.

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PHOTOS: Mass For The Epiphany

Posted 01.06.2012

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The Pope celebrated the Mass for the Epiphany of our Lord, a feast of light, marking the end of the Vatican's Christmas celebrations. To see mo...

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Pope: Future Hopes Lie With Youth

AP | By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 03.02.2012

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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI in his New Year's homily Sunday praised young people as key to securing a future of hope despite what he called "sha...

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PHOTOS: A Virtual Visit To Four European Culture Capitals

JustLuxe | Posted 12.11.2011

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In honor of school days, we've created a virtual field trip to four European cities that offer four distinctive perspectives on the humanities.

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Britannia Rules the Waves on the Queen Elizabeth (PHOTOS)

Yvonne Yorke | Posted 11.07.2011

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The ship's elegant interiors feature rich wood paneling, sweeping staircases and Art Deco touches reflecting the original Queen Elizabeth.

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9/11 Provided Difficult Test For Vatican-Muslim Relations

Posted 10.24.2011

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By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) A few weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Pope John Paul II invited Muslim leader...

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Our Guide To The Celebrity Solstice Cruise Ship

The Huffington Post | Shellie Braeuner | Posted 10.15.2011

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Celebrity Cruises' Celebrity Solstice is a popular floating resort. The waters are crowded with sea-worthy vessels, so to make planning easier, we've ...

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World's Best Free Attractions (PHOTOS)

AOL Travel News | Posted 09.06.2011

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Like most budget travelers, the word that makes eyebrows leap the highest is 'free'. While the you-get-what-you-pay-for statute makes it uncool to gra...

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WATCH: Pope Tweets For First Time

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley | Posted 08.28.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI tweeted for the first time today, the Vatican has confirmed. (Scroll down for video of the Pope sending his first tweet.) The Pop...

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WATCH: The Pope Visits The 'Today' Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.02.2011

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NEW YORK -- Speaking for just a few seconds as he greeted television host Matt Lauer on during Thursday's broadcast of NBC's "Today" show, Pope Benedi...

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Pope and New York Archbishop Will Join Matt Lauer On 'Today' At Vatican

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 07.31.2011

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In its first visit to the papal state since the death of Pope John Paul II, NBC’s "Today" show will broadcast live from Vatican City on Thursday in ...

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Pope's Body Exhumed Ahead Of Beatification

msn.com | Posted 06.29.2011

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The body of John Paul II was exhumed Friday ahead of the late pope's much-anticipated beatification, which takes place Sunday (May 1). Following an...

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10 Geeky Facts About The World's Most Famous Places

Posted 09.20.2011

For some people trivia isn't just a game, it's a way of life. Stat junkies and info nerds alike spend hours finding new minute details about places ar...

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The Rush To Beatify John Paul

Bill Briggs | Posted 05.25.2011

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However you come down on the key questions of what John Paul knew and what he allowed to take place during his papacy, there's no stopping the big party in Rome.

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Christmas in Rome: Four Places to Enjoy Italian Traditions

Kathy McCabe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Traveling to Italy so often -- at least several times a year -- I've discovered that my favorite season to visit Italy is winter, especially right around Christmas.

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Today's WikiLeaks Cables: Pakistan, The Vatican And Iran

The Huffington Post | Craig Kanalley and Curtis Wong | Posted 05.25.2011

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WikiLeaks released more confidential documents from the U.S. State Department on Friday, and continues to show no signs of slowing since the arrest of...

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Pope Urges Condom Use for Tea Party, Morning Zoo DJ's, Darren Aronofsky

James Napoli | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pope Benedict XVI has further modified his stance on condoms by recommending them in extreme cases. He went on to say "these teabaggers are geisteskrank (insane)."

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Not Such A Sophisticated Idea For Middle East Peace

R.W. Sanders | Posted 05.25.2011

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I lay no claim to be any sort of expert in international affairs. In fact, I know no more than the average reader of Huffington Post. Yet, I cannot sh...

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Weird Divorce Laws: 5 Places to Check the Books Before Divorcing

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

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As if divorce wasn't complicated enough already--what, with the legalese, co-parenting, and divvying up the assets--in some places, there are also law...

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Pope Names 24 New Cardinals, Including 2 Americans

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 05.25.2011

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals Wednesday, putting his mark on the body that will elect his successor and giving a boost...

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