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  • July 2008

    • Boston Diocese Boots 'Women Priests'

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jul 21, 08 9:08 AM CDT

      Boston Diocese Boots 'Women Priests'

      A group campaigning for women to be admitted to the Roman Catholic priesthood held a ceremony in a Protestant church in Boston yesterday in which three women were declared Catholic priests and a fourth a deacon. The Archdiocese of Boston immediately denounced the action and declared that the women had automatically excommunicated themselves by taking part in the unauthorized ordination, reports the Boston Globe . More »

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      Vatican  • Archdiocese of Boston

    • Aussies May Have Slipped Pope a Cat

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 15, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      Aussies May Have Slipped Pope a Cat

      There’s a new papal mystery swirling around the Outback—is Pope Benedict hanging out with a borrowed kitten? Organizers of the Catholic youth festival say they gave Benedict a gray loaner named Bella to keep the cat-loving pontiff company during his Australian sojurn. But when pressed, a Vatican spokesman told the AP he had no knowledge of such a feline. More »

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      Australia  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • cat  • World Youth Day

    • 'Go Green,' Pope Urges Youth

      newser  |  Sydney Morning Herald  |  Jul 14, 08 4:35 AM CDT

      'Go Green,' Pope Urges Youth

      The Pope yesterday called on the world—particularly young people—to combat global warming with "a style of life that eases problems caused to the environment," reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Pope Benedict issued his plea just minutes before touching down in Australia for an official visit. The Vatican is going green with a new solar power system. More »

    • Weak Dollar Sends Vatican to $14.5M Loss

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 11, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      Weak Dollar Sends Vatican to $14.5M Loss

      The weak dollar has wreaked havoc on business across Europe, but one organization has posted a surprising loss: the Vatican. The Catholic Church blamed the declining greenback for its first loss in 4 years as it ended the year $14.5 million in the red. The Guardian reports on how the decline of the almighty dollar is hurting the house of the Almighty. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Vatican  • charity  • euro  • weak dollar  • Rome  • sin

    • Pope to Launch Bible Marathon for TV, Internet

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 9, 08 10:12 PM CDT

      Pope to Launch Bible Marathon for TV, Internet

      Pope Benedict XVI may not have the media cache of his predecessor, but he's working on it. The pontiff will kick off a six-day Bible-reading marathon that will be broadcast live on Italian television and the Internet this fall. The Guardian reports the pope will read aloud the first chapter of Genesis, then be followed by about 1,200 volunteers who will continue reading 'round the clock through Revelation. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Bible  • scripture  • pontiff  • Riccardo Di Segni

    • Imposter Priest Confessor Nabbed at Vatican

      newser  |  BBC  |  Jul 6, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Imposter Priest Confessor Nabbed at Vatican

      A phony priest was stopped just as he was about to hear confessions in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the BBC reports. The man had on the right clothes and produced valid-looking priestly documents and Vatican ID—"but the expert eye of our personnel didn't need much to sense something strange in his behavior," said a Vatican judge. More »

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      crime  • Vatican  • priest  • confession  • imposter

  • June 2008

    • High-Rolling Hathaway Ex Charged With Fraud

      newser  |  The Smoking Gun  |  Jun 24, 08 4:52 PM CDT

      High-Rolling Hathaway Ex Charged With Fraud

      Actress Anne Hathaway’s ex-boyfriend was charged today with defrauding investors of millions with a real-estate scheme in which Raffaello Follieri claimed intimate connections with the Vatican, the Smoking Gun reports. Billionaire Ron Burkle appears to be the "principal investor" scammed by Follieri, 29, who used Burkle’s money to bankroll private jets, pricey vacations and generally luxe living with his "then girlfriend." The pair broke up earlier this month. More »

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      fraud  • Vatican  • Ron Burkle  • Anne Hathaway  • Raffaello Follieri

    • Divorced Berlusconi Challenges Communion Ban

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Jun 23, 08 2:29 AM CDT

      Divorced Berlusconi Challenges Communion Ban

      Beleaguered Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi caused a scene in a church over the weekend, loudly demanding from a startled bishop in the middle of mass: "When are you going to change this rule that stops me taking communion?" Berlusconi, like other divorced Catholics who remarry, is banned from receiving the sacrament. The prime minister, who has been lobbying to halt his corruption trial, now has his sights set on Vatican policy, the Guardian reports. More »

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      Pope Benedict XVI  • divorce  • Vatican  • Silvio Berlusconi  • Roman Catholicism  • communion  • remarriage  • Sardinia

    • Rumors From Vatican: Bush May Convert

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 14, 08 1:45 PM CDT

      Rumors From Vatican: Bush May Convert

      President Bush visited Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican yesterday, sparking rumors that the president may convert to Catholicism, the Telegraph reports. They spoke in a garden where the pontiff prays daily, not in the library where Benedict greets most world leaders. “What an honor!” said Bush, who has been called the most “Catholic-minded” president since JFK. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Italy  • Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • Catholicism  • Jeb Bush

  • May 2008

    • Vatican Opens Ancient Pagan Tomb

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 28, 08 12:11 PM CDT

      Vatican Opens Ancient Pagan Tomb

      After a year of restoration work, the Vatican has unveiled one of the most luxurious pagan tombs buried in the necropolis beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, the AP reports. Built by Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the second century, the once open-air tomb was buried by Emperor Constantine in the fourth century. Now, it’s been enclosed in glass, with its temperature and humidity strictly regulated for preservation. More »

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      Vatican  • archaeology  • Rome  • St. Peter's Basilica  • pagan

    • Vatican: OK to Believe in Aliens

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  May 14, 08 10:04 AM CDT

      Vatican: OK to Believe in Aliens

      Believing in God doesn’t mean you can’t believe in aliens, the Vatican’s chief astronomer told L’Osservatore Romano . God may well have created other creatures, including intelligent ones. “We cannot place limits on God’s creative freedom,” he noted. More »

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      religion  • Vatican  • Christianity  • astronomy  • extraterrestrial life  • aliens

    • Padre Pio's Shrine Now 2nd Only to Vatican

      newser  |  ANSA (Italy)  |  May 8, 08 6:12 PM CDT

      Padre Pio's Shrine Now 2nd Only to Vatican

      Move over, Lourdes. Padre Pio’s shrine in southern Italy is now the world’s second-largest religious tourist destination, reports the ANSA news agency. About 9 million tourists will visit the saint’s body, a million more than the French site and second only to the Vatican. More »

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      religion  • Italy  • Vatican  • miracle  • sainthood  • Padre Pio

  • April 2008
  • March 2008

    • Muslims Outnumber Catholics: Vatican

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Mar 30, 08 4:09 PM CDT

      Muslims Outnumber Catholics: Vatican

      Islam has topped Roman Catholicism as the world's biggest religion for the first time, the Vatican said today. About 1.1 billion people are still Catholic, but Muslims have pulled ahead with 1.3 billion members. “For the first time in history we are no longer at the top: the Muslims have overtaken us,” said a prelate who compiled the Vatican's yearbook of 2008 statistics. More »

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      religion  • Islam  • Vatican  • Catholicism  • Muslims  • population  • Catholics

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