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Pope Condom Controversy: Vatican Decries Criticisms Of Pope

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Critics of the Catholic Church's social teachings are trying to intimidate Pope Benedict XVI into silence, the Vatican charged Fr...

Pope's Condom Controversy Further Reveals His Message Problem

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — From the Gospel to Google, the church has been seeking ways to announce the word of Christ for 2,000 years. Pope Benedict XVI ha...

Pope In Angola: Decries African Wars At Mass With Thousands

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.22.2009 | World


LUANDA, Angola — Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass for the largest gathering of his African pilgrimage Sunday, telling a crowd on the outskirts ...

Pope Controversies Worry The Vatican

The Australian | Dennis Shanahan | Posted 04.20.2009 | World


THERE is growing apprehension within the Vatican over the leadership of Pope Benedict XVI after one insider labelled his gaffe-prone reign a disaster....

Pope Holds Massive Mass In Cameroon, His First In Africa

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.19.2009 | World


YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Religion must reject violence, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim leaders Thursday before celebrating an open-air Mass in front o...

Pope's Condom Statement Gets Mixed Reviews

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.18.2009 | World


Pope Benedict's statement yesterday that condoms are not the solution to the AIDS crisis in Africa elicited strong reactions from both sides of the po...

The Pope Explains Why Condoms Suck

Duncan Quirk | Posted 04.17.2009 | Comedy


Duncan Quirk

Pope: Condoms Not The Answer To AIDS

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 04.17.2009 | World


YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Pope Benedict XVI said condoms are not the answer to the AIDS epidemic in Africa and can make the problem worse, setting off...