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NEWS ABOUT: Holy See

Holy See stories: 7 news summaries

Obama Brings Pope Letter From Ailing Kennedy

President asks Benedict to pray for ill senator

Jul 10, 09 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama delivered a letter from Ted Kennedy to Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today, CNN reports. Obama met with the pontiff for about a half hour before leaving Rome for Ghana. The contents of Kennedy’s letter were personal, an Obama aide said, and “not known to... More »

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cancer • Barack Obama • Pope Benedict XVI • Ted Kennedy • Rome • Vatican • Massachusetts • Catholic • Holy See • senator • Denis McDonough • brain cancer • brain tumor • President Obama • letter

Vatican Insiders Call Pope
'a Disaster'

Gaffe-prone and out-of-touch Benedict aggravates Holy See

Mar 20, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Benedict XVI continues his pilgrimage in Africa, sources inside the Vatican say that the pope's frequent gaffes and difficulties with modern communication are threatening to undermine him. One member of the Vatican told the Telegraph that Benedict is "a disaster" who is "out of touch with the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Vatican • Holy See • Richard Williamson

Pope's Bro to Merkel: Chill Out

Ratzinger says German leader's call for pontiff to clarify Holocaust stance is 'irrational'

Feb 4, 09 1:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The pope’s brother today criticized Angela Merkel for demanding that Benedict XVI restate his views on the Holocaust amid the controversy over a reinstated priest, the Times of London reports. “I always saw her as a rational woman,” Georg Ratzinger—himself a Catholic priest—said of the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Angela Merkel • Holocaust • Vatican • racism • Nazi • Holy See • bishop • Richard Williamson • Georg Ratzinger

  Vatican Gets Back in the Art Biz 

Project aims to revive church's role as a sponsor of the arts

Sep 13, 08 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican was the world's biggest buyer of modern art in the days when modern art meant Michelangelo, but its influence on art has ebbed in recent centuries. The church now plans to put itself back in the forefront of the art world, Newsweek reports. A commission of critics and... More »

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Catholic Church • art • modern art • Vatican • artist • Holy See • Michelangelo

Environment, Bioethics Under Vatican's Scrutiny

Church updates Catholic morality for  modern, globalized life

Mar 10, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Catholics must guard against "new sins" such as polluting the environment and using genetic modification, the Vatican says. Their church has updated the concept of sin for the contemporary world, paying special attention to the expanding and morally murky world of bioethics, a top official from the Apostolic Penitentiary,... More »

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stem cell research • Pope Benedict XVI • pollution • genetic modification • Vatican • drug trafficking • Catholicism • cloning • Holy See • bioethics • sin

Italy's Favorite Saint to Be Exhumed

Preservation procedure sparks controversy among some devotees

Jan 8, 08 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The body of Padre Pio, one of Italy’s most beloved saints, will be exhumed this year for a “checkup” and to be put on display for public veneration, the Guardian reports. "It is our duty to allow the generations that come after us the ability to venerate... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Italy • Vatican • Holy See • Padre Pio

China Installs Bishop With Pope's Approval

After half a century, some movement in Beijing-Vatican standoff

Sep 21, 07 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict publicly approved the appointment of the new bishop installed today in Beijing, bringing some warmth to long-frozen relations between the Holy See and China’s government-controlled church, Reuters reports. In a critical test for future ties, Joseph Li Shan took over the highest-profile diocese in the atheist nation,... More »

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China • Pope Benedict XVI • Beijing • Vatican • Catholic • Holy See • Joseph Li Shan

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