Pope Benedict XVI

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Pope urges Europe to defend religious heritage

AP News 10 days ago

Pope Benedict XVI tells Europeans to defend their cultural and religious heritage Pope Benedict XVI has urged Europeans to defend their continent's religious and cultural heritage. The pope told pilgrims Wednesday that all those who hold the future of Europe dear to ...

Pope prays to musical accompaniment in new CD

AP News 11 days ago

Pope Benedict XVI prays and sings to musical accompaniment in album set for release Nov. 30 Pope Benedict XVI sings and prays along to a mix of modern music and ancient church chants in a new album presented Tuesday before its release ...

Vatican to decide each case of Anglican priests

AP News 21 days ago

Vatican to admit married Anglican priests to Catholic ministry on case-by-case basis The Vatican said Saturday that married Anglican priests will be admitted to the Catholic priesthood on a case-by-case basis as Rome makes it easier for disillusioned conservative Anglicans to convert. ...

Anglican leader to meet pope on November 21: Vatican

AFP European Edition 22 days ago

Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans, will meet Pope Benedict XVI on November 21, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi confirmed Friday. Lombardi told AFP that Rowan's visit to the Vatican was "already planned" before the Vatican's October 20 ...

Pope seeks more freedom for Catholics in Iran

AP News 23 days ago

Pope to Iran: let Catholics pray freely; new ambassador protests nuclear obstacles Pope Benedict XVI urged Iranian authorities on Thursday to let Catholics have the priests and churches they need to freely practice their faith in the country. In comments to Iran's ...

VATICAN IRAN

AP News 23 days ago

In this photo released by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope Benedict XVI, left, meets Iran's new ambassador to the Holy See Ali Akbar Naseri, at the Vatican, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI is calling on Iranian authorities to let Catholics ...

Vatican: Talks with traditionalists will continue

AP News 26 days ago

Vatican: Talks with traditionalists cordial and will continue over coming months Pope Benedict XVI's efforts to unify the Catholic Church and reach out to Christian traditionalists took a new step Monday with the start of talks between the Vatican and a group ...

Pope ends Africa synod

AFP Global Edition 27 days ago

Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday called for the benefits of global development to be spread more evenly, as a Vatican synod of African bishops drew to a close. Ending the three-week event with a mass, the head of the Roman Catholic Church ...

Vatican move to welcome Anglicans splits critics

AFP Global Edition 31 days ago

Cynical poaching gambit or genuine offer to help those struggling to accept women bishops? The Catholic Church's decision to throw open its doors to dissident Anglicans has split the Christian world. On Tuesday, the Vatican announced a new structure which would make ...

VATICAN POPE

AP News 38 days ago

Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful from aboard his popemobile, during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini) Copyright 2009 AP News

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