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Vatican Fights Corruption Charge

Reuters | Posted 02.05.2012 | Religion

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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) - In the latest twist of a messy internal conflict shaking the Vatican, four clerics ...

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Vatican To Host Global Summit On Sexual Abuse

Posted 02.04.2012 | Religion

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By Alessandro Speciale Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Cath...

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Torturing The World's First Megachurch Pastor

Jon M. Sweeney | Posted 01.23.2012 | Religion

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The world's first "megachurch" did not originate in 1950s America. Instead, it sprouted in 15th century Florence. It was called San Marco and was led by a fiery preacher and friar named Girolamo Savonarola.

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The Top 10 Questions Everyone Has About The Inquisition

Cullen Murphy | Posted 01.23.2012 | Religion

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In talking with audiences about my new book, "God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World," I've found that the same questions come up over and over. Here are the Top 10.

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Vatican Lifts Bios For New Cardinals From ... Wikipedia?

Newser.com | Posted 01.09.2012 | Weird News

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Well, this is embarrassing: The Vatican was recently caught lifting biographical information for its own cardinals from Wikipedia. The biographies...

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PHOTOS: Mass For The Epiphany

Posted 01.06.2012 | Religion

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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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Archbishop Timothy Dolan Named A Cardinal

Posted 01.06.2012 | New York

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Holy upgrade! The vatican announced the appointment of 22 new cardinals by Pope Benedict XVI on Friday, including the appointment of Archbishop Tim...

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Vatican Launches Catholic Home For U.S. Episcopalians

Posted 01.03.2012 | Religion

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By David Gibson Religion News Service American Episcopalians upset with their denomination's acceptance of gay and female clergy can now convert t...

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Pope: Future Hopes Lie With Youth

AP | By FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 01.01.2012 | Religion

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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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Pope Names Cleric For US Ex-Anglicans

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 01.01.2012 | Religion

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named a married former Episcopal bishop Sunday to head the first U.S. organizational structure for disaffected ...

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Worcester Diocese Seeks To Have Priest Defrocked

AP | Posted 12.30.2011 | Religion

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WORCESTER, Mass. — A Roman Catholic diocese in Massachusetts has asked the Vatican to defrock a priest who is facing charges of possessing child...

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Could Harmful Dust Buildup From Visitors Damage The Sistine Chapel?

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 12.22.2011 | Culture

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is determined to avoid limiting the number of visitors to the Sistine Chapel with its Michelangelo frescoes, despite ...

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Mystery Buyer Acquires Vatican.xxx Web Address

Reuters | Posted 12.22.2011 | Weird News

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Wednesday an unknown buyer had snapped up the internet address vatican.xxx, a domain combining its name w...

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PHOTOS: Preparing For Christmas In Italy

Kathy McCabe | Posted 12.13.2011 | Travel

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From the Christmas markets in Alto-Aldige to a 250-person strong live Nativity pageant in Puglia, there are Christmas enchantments and surprises in every corner of Italy.

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Pope Benedict XVI Drops By Cuba

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 12.12.2011 | Miami

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI plans to travel to Cuba and Mexico before Easter next year, saying he hopes his visit will strengthen the faith...

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Vatican University Hosts Tattoo Conference

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 02.05.2012 | World

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VATICAN CITY — Tattooed mummies in ancient Egypt, Crusaders who branded their foreheads with crosses, and New Zealand's inked Maori warriors wer...

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The Exorcist Wants To Exorcise Yoga

Philip Goldberg | Posted 02.04.2012 | Religion

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Yoga is satanic, says Father Amorth, "just like reading Harry Potter." Well, what do you expect from a destroyer of demons who sees his Church's child molestation scandal as proof that the anti-Christ has infiltrated its ranks.

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Ukraine Donates 'Majestic' Christmas Tree To Vatican

AP | Posted 02.01.2012 | World

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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- The Vatican says Ukraine has donated a "majestic" Christmas tree to decorate St. Peter's Square. The 30-meter (100...

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Massacre At Jerusalem -- Do The Crusades Still Matter?

Jay Rubenstein | Posted 02.01.2012 | Religion

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For better or worse, we remember the First Crusade now. But how should we do so? What did the battle of Jerusalem mean in 1099, and why should we care today?

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Tension Between China And Vatican Heats Back Up Over Ordination

AP | Posted 01.30.2012 | Religion

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BEIJING — An excommunicated bishop took part in an ordination ceremony in southwest China on Wednesday, an event likely to worsen relations betw...

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Do Unto Others: U.S. Bishops, Religious Liberty And Gay Americans' Tax Dollars

John Mattras | Posted 01.28.2012 | Religion

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It is time for the bishops to own up to the obvious reality that denying services to a class of individuals is, in fact, discrimination.

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Vatican Threatens Legal Action Following Pope Kissing Ad

Posted 11.17.2011 | World

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The same day United Colors of Benetton released its "Unhate" campaign, which depicted unlikely pairs of world leaders locking lips, the clothing compa...

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U.S. Catholic Church Formalizes Anglican Conversions

AP | Posted 11.15.2011 | Religion

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WASHINGTON -- Anglicans in the United States who want to become Roman Catholic will have a formal structure to oversee the conversion starting New Yea...

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Vatican Investigates Sex Abuse Claims In London

AP | By JILL LAWLESS | Posted 12.25.2011 | World

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LONDON -- The Vatican has ordered an inquiry into decades of sexual abuse by clerics at a Benedictine abbey in London, whose former head monk has disa...

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Roy Bourgeois Detained At The Vatican For The Crime Of Primacy Of Conscience

Michele Somerville | Posted 12.20.2011 | Religion

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I was saddened to learn that the Roman Catholic priest was detained by police as he arrived at the Vatican to deliver a petition signed by 15,000 Catholics in support of him and women's ordination.

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