Scandal in Italy's Catholic Church leads to papal involvement, public denial of Vatican leaks A scandal in Italy's Catholic Church has morphed into ...
Pope's swipe at UK equality legislation provokes foes, sets stage for rocky visit Pope Benedict XVI's condemnation this week of British equality legislation ...
ROME (Reuters) - The late Pope John Paul flagellated himself regularly to emulate Christ's suffering and signed a secret document saying that would resign instead of ruling for life if he became incurably ill, a new book shows. The book, called "Why ...
Pope decries growing 'aversion' to Christianity, urges Christians to unite on ethical issues Pope Benedict XVI decried Monday what he called "growing aversion" to the Christian faith in the world. The pontiff in his homily in a Rome basilica didn't single out ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - For God's sake, blog! Pope Benedict told priests on Saturday, saying they must learn to use new forms of communication to spread the gospel message. In his message for the Roman Catholic Church's World Day of Communications, the ...
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday urged priests to use the Internet "astutely" in a message for this year's World Communications Day. "Make astute use of the unique possibilities offered by modern communications," the pope said. The Christian message "can traverse the many ...
In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano, a lamb is carried on a basket as Pope Benedict XVI, background left, delivers his blessing, at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. The Pontiff has blessed two lambs whose wool ...
Pope Benedict XVI has summoned Irish bishops to the Vatican in February to chart a way forward over a child sex abuse scandal that has shaken Ireland, a spokesman said Wednesday. The February 15-16 meeting will address the aftermath of revelations that ...
Pope invites Irish bishops to Vatican summit to discuss papal response to child-abuse scandals Ireland's Roman Catholic bishops are being summoned next month to a Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI to shape the pontiff's response to child-abuse scandals, church officials said ...
Pope convenes Mideast bishops for October meeting amid Christian exodus, violence A Vatican document released Tuesday blamed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the "occupying" of lands for fomenting most of the conflicts in the Middle East, driving Christians out and making life difficult ...
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A Vatican meeting of Roman Catholic bishops from the Middle East next October will discuss Islamic fundamentalism and attacks on Christians in the region, a preparatory document said. The issue appeared several times in the responses by bishops ...
The role of the Roman Catholic Church during the Holocaust hung over a landmark visit Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI to Rome's main synagogue. "Unfortunately many remained indifferent" as the Nazis slaughtered millions of Jews before and during World War II, the ...
