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Vatican China Envoy Joseph Zen Takes Tougher Stand On Freedoms

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

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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...

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

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

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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 ...

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A Muppet in President Obama's Court

Russ Baker | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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Russ Baker

Is it just me, or does anyone else wonder why a man associated with the Muppets should be ambassador to France?

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Vatican Launches Facebook Application

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

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VATICAN CITY — Web surfers can now send virtual postcards of Pope Benedict XVI to their Facebook friends or follow the pontiff's travel on their...

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Vatican, Russian Orthodox Church Relations Warming

New York Times | Posted 06.22.2009 | World

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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...

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Pope2You.net Brings Pope To Facebook, iPhones

Guardian | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

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There is no poking or hugging and you cannot send a flower or throw a sheep, but in an attempt to bridge the digital divide between the church and its...

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Pope John Paul Gunman Wants To Convert to Christianity

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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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...

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Polish Priest Ksawery Knotz Boasts Happy Sex Life In New Book

AP | RYAN LUCAS | Posted 06.13.2009 | World

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WARSAW, Poland — The Rev. Ksawery Knotz has a message for all married Catholic couples out there: there's nothing wrong with a steamy sex life. ...

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

Telegraph | Posted 06.12.2009 | World

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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...

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Pope In Israel Calls For Palestinian State (VIDEO)

Posted 06.11.2009 | World

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VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Associated Press JERUSALEM — Pope Benedict XVI pledged Monday to remember the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust, se...

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Pope Mideast Trip Begins In Jordan

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 06.08.2009 | World

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AMMAN, Jordan — Pope Benedict XVI began his first trip to the Middle East on Friday, expressing his "deep respect" for Islam and hopes that the ...

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Vatican Angels And Demons Review 'Surprisingly Good'

Telegraph | Posted 06.07.2009 | World

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

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Swiss Guard May Allow Women After 500-Year Ban

Reuters | Posted 06.05.2009 | World

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After more than five centuries protecting popes, the Swiss Guard may consider opening the ranks of the world's smallest army to women, its commander s...

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Pope Benedict Names 5 New Saints

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.27.2009 | World

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named five new saints Sunday, including Portugal's 14th century independence leader and a priest who ministered...

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Pope Mideast Trip: Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Demands Apology For Prophet Muhammad Remarks

AP | JAMAL HALABY | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

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AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologize ahead of his Mideast tour for his previous ...

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Pope Condom Controversy: Vatican Decries Criticisms Of Pope

AP | NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

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

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Pope Investigating US Catholic Sisters For Not Holding Vatican Line On Homosexuality

AP | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has launched a doctrinal investigation into the leadership of Catholic sisters in the United States, reportedly becau...

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

AFP | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

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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...

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Pope carries Easter candle in Vatican basilica

AP | FRANCES D'EMILIO | Posted 05.12.2009 | World

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI carried a tall, lit candle symbolizing hope into a darkened St. Peter's Basilica packed with faithful Saturday ...

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Vatican Blocks Caroline Kennedy Appointment As US Ambassador: Report

Daily Telegraph | Alex Spillius | Posted 05.12.2009 | Politics

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Vatican sources told Il Giornale that their support for abortion disqualified Ms Kennedy and other Roman Catholics President Barack Obama had been see...

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Caroline Kennedy Can't Catch a Break

Michael Wolff | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics

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Michael Wolff

Now there's a mini-movement to make Caroline the ambassador to the Vatican, which, given the Kennedys' place in the history of American Catholicism, is rather a nice touch.

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Shroud Of Turin Was Hidden By Knights Templar: Vatican

Times Of London | Richard Owen | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

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Medieval knights hid and secretly venerated The Holy Shroud of Turin for more than 100 years after the Crusades, the Vatican said today in an announce...

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Pope Condom Saga: Facebook Groups Rise Up Against The Vatican

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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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...

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Italian Senate Approves Bill That Bans Pulling The Plug

AP | Posted 04.26.2009 | World

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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...

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Oakland Bishop Named By Pope

AP | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

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VATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has named a San Diego clergyman to be bishop of Oakland, California. A brief statement by the...

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