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Surge of pride meets diminishing relevance
Sun Foreign StaffTRAUNSTEIN, Germany - Here in the foothills of the Bavarian alps, Pope Benedict XVI was born, began to train for the priesthood, deserted the Nazi army and began his university teaching career. This is where, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he returned...Tags: Munich (Germany), Vatican City, Germany, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Pope to focus work on youth, more reforms
Sun StaffVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI outlined an agenda yesterday that he described as being based on the legacy of his predecessor, saying he wanted to strengthen and unify Christianity throughout the world even as he seeks dialogue with leaders of other...Tags: William H. Keeler, John Paul II, Angelo Sodano, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Cardinal stands in for ailing pope at vigil, allowing John Paul to rest
Associated PressROME - A top Vatican cardinal stood in for Pope John Paul II during the Easter Vigil Mass yesterday, sparing the ailing pontiff from a lengthy ceremony and allowing him to rest up for Easter Sunday, when he was expected to bless the faithful. German...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Religious Festivals, John Paul II, Vatican City, Easter
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Gaucho exhibition at Vatican a tribute to pope's homeland
Reuters* Pope Francis expected to visit exhibition privately * Includes 100-year-old photos of frontier life on the Pampas * Many objects leave Argentina for the first time By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Gauchos, the legendary...Tags: Vatican City, Arts, Italy, The Pope, Hobbies
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Vatican Bank to publish its accounts, launch website
Reuters* Trying to shed reputation as world's most secretive bank * Bank will hire international auditing firm By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a centre of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its...Tags: Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Italy, Organized Crime
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Vatican Bank to publish yearly report, launch website
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a center of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its annual report in an effort to increase transparency, its new president said. Ernst von Freyberg told the bank's employees of the...Tags: Vatican City, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Italy, Organized Crime
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Disgraced Cardinal to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct, will leave his country for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A...Tags: Scotland, Roman Catholicism, Papal Conclave (2013), Christianity, The Pope
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Vatican becomes patron of arts again
VATICAN CITY -- Centuries after it helped kick-start Western art, the Vatican is seeking to break back into the art world with its first-ever pavilion at the prestigious Venice Biennale. The display includes a very modern mix of photography and...
Tags: John Paul II, Gianfranco Ravasi, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Fine Artists
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Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary
ReutersBy Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST, May 14 (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium...Tags: Judaism, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Hungary, U.S. Congress
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Michigan-raised priest asks to leave priesthood to be near secret son
Detroit Free PressA Catholic Church analyst known to national TVnews audiences for his movie-star looks and Vatican-line views, Michigan-bred Catholic priest Thomas Williams has decided to leave the priesthood one year after it was revealed he had fathered a child....Tags: Vatican City, CBS Corp., Freedom of the Press, Roman Catholicism, Christianity
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Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some 800 Italians killed in the 15th century for refusing to convert to Islam, and said many Christians were still being persecuted for their faith. The Vatican seemed at pains not to...Tags: Colombia, Vatican City, Islam, Religious Conflicts, Turkey
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Madre Laura named Colombia's first saint
Miami HeraldJERICo, Colombia -- In her lifetime, Laura Montoya's stubborn determination to help Colombia's indigenous people brought the reproach of society, the political elite and the church, which viewed her work with suspicion and accused her of being unstable....Tags: Lupus, Colombia, John Paul II, Boil (skin condition), Interior Policy
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