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Vatican stories: 152 news summaries

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Mugabe Critic Quits Over
Sex Scandal

Archbishop's supporters suspect regime is behind adultery lawsuit

Sep 12, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - An archbishop and prominent critic of Robert Mugabe's regime has resigned his Catholic Church leadership position after being accused of having an affair with a married woman. Pius Ncube remains a bishop, and his supporters say they see the authoritarian Zimbabwean regime behind the scandal, which Ncube calls "a... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • human rights • Catholic Church • sex scandal • Vatican • resignation • Pius Ncube • scandal

100 Years of Anti-Modernism

Pius X's 1907
'Pascendi' slammed 'modernists' in the Catholic Church

Sep 2, 07 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Pius X's encyclical "Pascendi Dominici Gregis" turns 100 years old next week. The  document decried so-called "modernists" in the Church who looked to new discoveries and theories about human experience and desire to explain religious belief. The ensuing purge of Catholic thinkers did not relent until Paul... More »

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Catholic Church • Vatican • Catholicism • Pius X • encyclical • Paul VI

Church Sex Abuse: Should the Pope Pay?

In US cases, a move to hold the Vatican accountable

Jul 19, 07 1:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two court cases involving abusive priests in Oregon and Kentucky have raised the possibility that the Vatican may be forced to pay damages to victims and allow its top officials to testify at US trials. Until now, the Holy See has been considered outside US jurisdiction, but lawyers argue that... More »

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Vatican • sexual abuse • Catholicism

Heaven Can Wait, and So Must Research

Scholars chafe at temporary closing of Vatican Library

Jul 17, 07 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite rumblings from anxious researchers, the Vatican Library has closed its doors for at least 3 years to undergo renovations after an inspection this year revealed that the structure couldn’t support the weight of its books. Reading rooms were unusually full last week, the BBC reports, as researchers got... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Rome • Vatican • research • Vatican Library • academia • Codex Vaticanus • Constantine

Drivers' 10 Commandments

Jun 19, 07 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) -
  1. You shall not kill.
  2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people & not of mortal harm.
  3. Be charitable and help your neighbour in need, especially victims of accidents.
  4. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power &
... More »

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Vatican • Commandments • driving • auto • cars

Vatican: Thou Shalt Not Speed

Holy See issues '10 commandments' for motorists

Jun 19, 07 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pope wants you to slow down, watch your language, and pray while on the road—and not by taking the Lord's name in vain when you get cut off. The Vatican issued "10 Commandments" for motorists today, reiterating the familiar prohibition against killing and adding new guidelines for... More »

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Catholic Church • motorists • traffic • road rage • Vatican • driving • commandment

Vatican Shuns Amnesty International

Church urges Catholics to withhold support after shift on abortion

Jun 14, 07 10:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican is calling on Catholics to stop contributing to Amnesty International, a reaction to the human rights group's new stance on abortion. "AI has betrayed its mission," a prominent cardinal said this week, referring to the April announcement that the organization supports access to abortion services in... More »

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abortion • human rights • Catholic Church • Vatican • Amnesty International

'Heresy' Goes Digital

Italians Catholics renouncing their faith turn to the Web for help with 'debaptism'

Jun 8, 07 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cutting ties with the Catholic Church is, in theory, a relatively simple matter known as "debaptism." More and more Italians who aren't worried about the Vatican's formal stance on what it calls "an act of apostasy, heresy or schism" are finding the documents they need online. Wired ... More »

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Internet • Catholic Church • Italy • religion • Vatican • debaptism

Italy Acquits Five in "God's Banker" Murder

Judge cites insufficient evidence in 25-year-old mafia hanging

Jun 6, 07 9:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge in Rome exonerated five suspects on trial for the 1982 murder of Roberto Calvi, citing a lack of evidence. Calvi—known as "God's banker" for his closeness to the Vatican— was found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge in London in a presumed suicide. Newly discovered forensic evidence led... More »

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fraud • London • Italy • Robert Calvi • Blackfriars Bridge • Freemason • Rome • God's banker • Vatican • Banco Ambrosiano • Mafia • banking • scandal

Man Tries
to Hitch a Ride on Popemobile

German vaults barrier in St. Peter's Square, approaches pontiff's car

Jun 6, 07 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A German man made a leap of faith in St. Peter's Square in Rome today, apparently attempting to board Pope Benedict's Jeep. A Vatican spokesman said the 27-year-old was trying to "draw attention to himself" when he dove over a barricade toward the slow-moving Popemobile; the man was immediately... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • St. Peter's Basilica • Catholic Church • Rome • Vatican • Popemobile

Pope Backtracks on Muslims

Benedict rebuilds demoted department the leads dialog with Islamic world

May 29, 07 5:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pope applied some salve to wounded relations with the Muslim world yesterday after neglecting and then appearing to slander Islam in a speech last fall. In a surprising reversal, Benedict XVI announced he is restoring the Vatican department responsible for Muslim affairs, which he demoted in importance last year. More »

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Islam • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican City • Catholic Church • religion • Vatican

House Dems Slam Pope's Threat

May 15, 07 8:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of House Democrats bridled at Pope Benedict's recent suggestion that politicians who support abortion rights should be excommunicated, The Hill reports. Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut led 18 legislators in condemning the Pope's comment, which "offends the very nature of the American experiment," according to their... More »

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abortion • Democrats • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • abortion rights • Vatican • excommunication

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