The Vatican

Pope John Paul II 'Whipped Himself In Remorse For Sins'

Telegraph | Nick Pisa | Posted 11.23.2009 | World


The Pope, who died five years ago, is being considered for sainthood by the Catholic Church....

Shroud Of Turin Is Real, Vatican Historian Says

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 11.21.2009 | World


ROME — A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the ...

Facebook, Wikipedia Coach Vatican About The Internet

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 11.12.2009 | Technology


VATICAN CITY — Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the ...

Vatican Confirms: Goldman "Doing God's Work"

Tom Gregory | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy


Tom Gregory

L'Osservatore Romano is reporting that Goldman Sachs is indeed Doing God's work, and His Former Holiness Joseph Ratzinger has confirmed the unsolicited hostile takeover.

So You're Thinking of Converting From Anglican to Catholic

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 10.29.2009 | Comedy


Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

In converting to Catholicism, you are really just switching over your "files" (ideas/customs/most profound expressions of faith) to your "Mac" (Catholic) "hard drive" (brain/immortal soul).

Pope: My 'Guardian Angel' Let Me Down

AP | Posted 08.29.2009 | World


LES COMBES, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that his guardian angel was clearly acting "on superior orders" when he let the pontiff fal...

Vatican Bombshell!: Goldman Sachs IS The Holy Ghost!

Tom Gregory | Posted 08.21.2009 | Comedy


Tom Gregory

The Holy Ghost - which shares the power of God - is invisible yet everywhere, can create something from nothing or turn everything back into nothing.

Obama Arrives At Vatican For Pope Benedict Meeting

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON and BEN FELLER | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI stressed the church's opposition to abortion and stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack ...

Pope: Greed Has "Wreaked Havoc" On Global Economy

BBC | Posted 08.07.2009 | World


The Pope has called for reform of the United Nations and financial bodies, giving them the "real teeth" needed to tackle economic and social injustice...

Pope On Economy: World Needs New Financial Order

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 08.07.2009 | Business


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI called Tuesday for a new world financial order guided by ethics and the search for the common good, denouncing ...

Vatican China Envoy Joseph Zen Takes Tougher Stand On Freedoms

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 07.17.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's top envoy for China says the time has come for the Holy See to get tough with Beijing and not compromise over relig...

Wanda Poltawska, John Paul II Book Author, Responds To Church Criticism

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


WARSAW, Poland — To him, she was "My Dear Dusia" and he signed his letters "Br" _ short for brother. She was one of a handful of people by his ...

Vatican, Russian Orthodox Church Relations Warming

New York Times | Posted 06.22.2009 | World


Festivities in Rome this weekend for the dedication of an Orthodox church on the grounds of the Russian Embassy near the Vatican attest to a surprisin...

Pope Encourages Young Catholics To Use Internet To Spread Church's Message

AP | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI has encouraged young Catholics to use the Internet to spread the church's message. The pope promoted the use o...

Jerusalem: The Pope in Search of Christians

Jamal Dajani | Posted 06.15.2009 | World


Jamal Dajani

Before arriving in the region, the Vatican billed the visit as spiritual rather than political. In fact, from day one his trip was mired with political controversies.

Pope John Paul Gunman Wants To Convert to Christianity

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 06.13.2009 | World


ANKARA, Turkey — The man who shot Pope John Paul II says he would like to convert to Christianity at a baptism ceremony at the Vatican soon afte...

Vatican Called Out For Denying Pope's Admitted, Forced Hitler Youth Membership

Telegraph | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


The Vatican blundered into a fresh public relations fiasco on Tuesday after seeking to rewrite the biography of Pope Benedict XVI by denying that he w...

Vatican Angels And Demons Review 'Surprisingly Good'

Telegraph | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


Angels and Demons, the Da Vinci Code sequel starring Tom Hanks, has received a surprisingly good review from the Vatican....

Pope Questioned By Gaza Catholics: Why Aren't You Coming Here?

AFP | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to the Holy Land will be bittersweet for Gaza's tiny Catholic community, angry the pontiff is not also visiting thei...

Pope Condom Saga: Facebook Groups Rise Up Against The Vatican

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.27.2009 | World


As part of the widespread outcry against the Vatican in the wake of Pope Benedict's Africa trip -- where the Pontiff made official his position on con...

Italian Senate Approves Bill That Bans Pulling The Plug

AP | Posted 04.26.2009 | World


ROME — The Italian Senate approved a bill Thursday to ban caregivers from suspending food and water to any patient _ a move that comes after a r...

Vatican Slams Obama For Stem Cell Order

AP | Posted 04.10.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — A top Vatican official for bioethics on Tuesday criticized U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to fund broader research into s...

Holocaust Bishop Banned From LA

The Tidings | Cardinal Roger Mahony, Rabbi Gary Greenebaum and Seth Brysk | Posted 04.03.2009 | World


In January, Pope Benedict XVI lifted the excommunication of four bishops of a small ultra-traditionalist group that broke from the Catholic Church ove...

Holocaust Bishop's Apology Rejected By Vatican, Germany Considers Arrest Warrant

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.30.2009 | World


The Vatican has rejected the apology of Bishop Richard Williamson who has made headlines for his controversial remarks concerning the Holocaust, repor...

Pope Tells Pelosi To Reject Abortion Support

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 03.21.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI received Nancy Pelosi, one of the most prominent abortion rights politicians in America, and told her Wednesday...