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April 2008
- Benedict's US Trip Improved His Image
  
  newser | Reuters | Apr 30, 08 8:40 PM CDT
  
  Both the pontiff and the Catholic Church got an image boost following the pope's recent US visit, reports Reuters. A post-trip poll found that 61% of Americans, both Catholics and non-Catholics, believe the pope's 6-day stint met or exceeded their expectations; 65% now have a more positive view of Pope Benedict. More »
  
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- Pundit's Pontificating Draws Fire
  
  newser | Newsday | Apr 21, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  Not for the first time, people are calling for Bill Maher's head—in this case for taking pot shots at Pope Benedict XVI on his HBO show. "If you have a few hundred followers and you let some of them molest children, they call you a cult leader," Maher said. "If you have a billion, they call you 'pope.'" He also made a joke about the pontiff's membership in the Hitler Youth group as a child. More »
  
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- To Animal Lovers, He's the Cat's Meow
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 21, 08 9:54 AM CDT
  
  One group of Catholics who weren't surprised to see Pope Benedict XVI's "softer side" on his visit to the US are devout cat lovers. Benedict harbors a legendary fondness for felines; his house in Germany was filled with them, and in his former Vatican post he looked after cats who visited his building, the New York Times reports. And the affection goes both ways: a German cat wrote a children’s biography of the former Cardinal Ratzinger, with help from a journalist. More »
  
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- Pope Benedict Leaves US After 6-Day Visit
  
  newser | USA Today | Apr 20, 08 10:31 PM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI concluded his 6-day US visit today, boarding the papal jet at JFK aqirport to return to the Vatican. “The time has come for me to bid farewell to your country,” Benedict said. “May God bless America.” Dick Cheney attended the departure ceremony, which capped Benedict’s day of visiting Ground Zero and celebrating Mass at Yankee Stadium. More »
  
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- Benedict Brings Down the House That Ruth Built
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 20, 08 3:20 PM CDT
  
  With pop music blaring and a roaring crowd, Yankee Stadium might have easily been hosting a rock concert today, reports the New York Times, rather than the rock star of Catholicism. The object of the adoration of 60,000 was Pope Benedict XVI, who finished up his US tour by celebrating the New York diocese's 200th anniversary and calling for Catholic unity in his homily. More »
  
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- Pope Prays at Ground Zero
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 20, 08 11:09 AM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI got on his knees at Ground Zero today to bless the site where 2,600 people died and pray for the victims of the 9/11 attacks and their grieving families. "Turn to your way of love those whose hearts and minds are consumed with hatred," he said, in offering a prayer for peace. He then met with survivors and victims' families, as well as local leaders, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg. More »
  
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- Rudy Flouts Communion Ban at Pope Mass
  
  newser | New York Daily News | Apr 20, 08 7:15 AM CDT
  
  Twice-divorced one-time GOP presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani started angry tongues wagging yesterday when he received communion at the pope's mass, which is contrary to church rules. As a divorced Catholic, Giuliani is barred from receiving communion, yet he stepped up to the altar with wife No. 3 at St. Patrick's Cathedral. "He knows better," one miffed Catholic told the New York Daily News. More »
  
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- 25K Teens Rock at NY Pope Rally
  
  newser | New York Daily News | Apr 19, 08 6:01 PM CDT
  
  About 25,000 teens experienced Popemania today at a rocking rally in Yonkers, NY, the New York Daily News reports. After Kelly Clarkson belted out tunes, Benedict XVI emerged from a seminary meeting with disabled kids to receive gifts of bread and bless the crowd. "It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing," said a 15-year-old who left home before dawn to attend. More »
  
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- Pope Prays for Healing After Abuse Scandal
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 19, 08 11:37 AM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI spent the third anniversary of his election to the papacy trying to comfort clergy still weathering the fallout from the priest sex abuse scandal, the AP reports. “I simply wish to assure you of my spiritual closeness,” Benedict said. The pontiff, addressing 3,000 people at New York’s famed St. Patrick’s cathedral, also called for purification and healing. More »
  
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- Pope Makes History With Visit to US Synagogue
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 19, 08 5:14 AM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI became the first pontiff to ever set foot inside an American synagogue with his visit to New York's Park East Synagogue yesterday, the New York Times reports. Benedict, presented with matzo, a Seder plate and a Passover prayer book, spoke to the congregation of "building bridges of friendship" but didn't touch on any thorny issues. More »
  
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- After Pope Meets Victims, Vatican Considers Change
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 18, 08 6:21 PM CDT
  
  Just a day after a Washington meeting where Pope Benedict XVI talked with victims sexually abused by Catholic priests, a Vatican official said the church would consider changes to canon law dictating how the church deals with such offenses, the New York Times reports. Cardinal William Levada holds Benedict’s old post as head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. More »
  
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- Pope Warns Against Tyranny
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 18, 08 11:45 AM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict addressed the UN for the first time today, calling human rights the solution to many of the world’s problems, the AP reports. Speaking in French, the pontiff praised the UN, stressing the importance of international cooperation. But he also warned, “Multilateral consensus continues to be in crisis,” controlled by “the decisions of a small number.” More »
  
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- Benedict Sees Abuse Victims
  
  newser | Boston Globe | Apr 17, 08 4:34 PM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI met this afternoon with victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests, the Boston Globe reports, an unprecedented move by the pontiff. The five are from the Boston area, the center of the scandal that has rocked the church. Though Benedict has already addressed the scandal several times on his US trip, the meeting was kept secret. More »
  
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- Did You See What the Pope Is Wearing?!?
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 17, 08 3:13 PM CDT
  
  Benedict XVI is wearing some pretty flashy, and pretty old-school, outfits, and pope-watchers the world over are atwitter, the Washington Post reports. Unlike his predecessor, who “would just wear whatever was given to him,” the current pontiff is reaching into a closet that dates back hundreds of years, causing some to wonder whether “this old-fashioned 'character' also comes with an old-style authoritarianism.” More »
  
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- Pope Says Mass at Stadium
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 17, 08 8:56 AM CDT
  
  Washington's Nationals Park was transformed into a church today as more than 46,000 gathered to hear Pope Benedict XVI say Mass. Beer stands were replaced with confessionals and choirs filled the outfield as the popemobile circled the bases, the Washington Post reports. Giving his homily in English and Spanish, Benedict again warned against society's growing secularism and addressed the sexual abuse scandal. More »
  
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- Pope to Church: Pedophilia Was 'Badly Handled'
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 7:53 PM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI had strong words for America's Roman Catholic bishops today, asserting that the clerical sexual molestation scandal had been "very badly handled" in many cases, the AP reports. "It is your God-given responsibility as pastors to bind up the wounds caused by every breach of trust, to foster healing, to promote reconciliation and to reach out with loving concern to those so seriously wronged," he said. More »
  
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- Birthday Serenade for Visiting Pope
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 16, 08 9:56 AM CDT
  
  President Bush threw a birthday party for Pope Benedict XVI at the White House today, the AP reports, helping the pontiff turn 81 in style. “God bless America,” the pope told the crowd of about 9,000 invited guests. “Birthdays are typically spent with friends,” Bush said. “Our entire nation is moved that you’ve decided to spend this special day with us.” More »
  
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- Pope's Words Anger Victims of Sex Abuse
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 16, 08 5:07 AM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict's attempt to placate priests' sex abuse victims has only served to anger many of them, reports the New York Times . The pontiff said he was "deeply ashamed" of the scandal that has triggered complaints from some 13,000 victims. He does not plan to meet with any victims' organizations during his US visit, however, and numerous protests are planned. More »
  
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- 'Monumental' US Visit Ahead
  
  newser | CNN | Apr 15, 08 5:05 PM CDT
  
  Today's arrival of Pope Benedict XVI "had the look and feel of a monumental and historic event," a CNN correspondent notes—and the six-day visit will indeed be eventful. Benedict will speak to US Catholic leadership tomorrow after a welcoming ceremony at the White House, then visit the UN. The Vatican hopes to galvanize American Catholics, whose enthusiasm has been sapped by sex scandals. More »
  
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- Pope 'Ashamed' by Priest Sex Abuse
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 15, 08 11:01 AM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict XVI said today he is "deeply ashamed" by the priest sex-abuse scandal that caused a crisis of faith in the US, and he vowed that the church "will absolutely exclude pedophiles" from the priesthood, the AP reports. "We will do whatever is possible so that this does not happen in the future," the Pope said in English on the plane flying him to the US. More »
  
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