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  • September 2007

    • Thousands Mourn Pavarotti

      Associated Press  |  Sep 8, 07 9:24 AM CDT

      Thousands Mourn Pavarotti

      (Newser) - Modena's main piazza was filled with throngs of Luciano Pavarotti fans today as invited mourners gathered at the cathedral for the tenor's funeral. The service, which was shown on huge screens in the piazza and broadcast live, was attended by an ecclectic group of dignitaries and artists with whom the opera star had collaborated, including former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and U2 lead singer Bono. More »

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    • Pope Honors Holocaust Victims

      BBC  |  Sep 7, 07 5:05 PM CDT

      Pope Honors Holocaust Victims

      (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute today to the 65,000 Austrian victims of the Holocaust at the start of his three-day visit to Austria, BBC reports. Alongside Jewish leaders, the pontiff expressed “sadness, repentance, and friendship” at a monument honoring those killed by the Nazis. Benedict tomorrow leads a pilgrimage to an 850-year-old Catholic shrine outside Vienna, according to VOA. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Nazi  • Austria  • Holocaust  • Jews  • Vienna

  • July 2007

    • Heaven Can Wait, and So Must Research

      BBC  |  Jul 17, 07 4:39 PM CDT

      Heaven Can Wait, and So Must Research

      (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 in as much work as possible with time ticking down. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Vatican  • research  • Rome  • academia  • Vatican Library

    • Mass Embarrassment: Priests Need Latin Lessons

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jul 16, 07 5:59 AM CDT

      Mass Embarrassment: Priests Need Latin Lessons

      (Newser) - Traditionalist Catholics have lauded Pope Benedict's recent call for more Masses in Latin, but priests are biting their nails—few of them know enough of the language to say a Latin Mass. Even Italian priests face embarrassment in the wake of Pope Benedict 's decision to allow Latin services at parishioners' request, the Italian daily La Stampa reports. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Catholicism  • language  • Mass  • Latin Mass

    • Pope Pounds Protestants

      Reuters  |  Jul 11, 07 5:32 AM CDT

      Pope Pounds Protestants

      (Newser) - In a remarkable nod to the 16th century, Pope Benedict XVI’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which he once led, said of Protestant denominations, 'it is nevertheless difficult to see how the title of 'Church' could possibly be attributed to them." The document restates Benedict's position set forth in 2000 when he was still Cardinal Ratzinger. More »

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      Islam  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Protestants  • Orthodox Christianity

    • Pope Gives Go-Ahead to Latin Mass

      Time  |  Jul 7, 07 5:53 PM CDT

      Pope Gives Go-Ahead to Latin Mass

      (Newser) - Four decades after sweeping reforms intended to make the Catholic Church more accessible, Pope Benedict backed off the best-known change today, lifting restrictions on the Tridentine rite, better known as the Latin Mass. The move is already controversial, Time reports, because it's perceived as a sop to traditionalists—and because the Good Friday liturgy includes a prayer many consider anti-Semitic. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Latin Mass

  • June 2007

    • Man Tries to Hitch a Ride on Popemobile

      Boston Globe  |  Jun 6, 07 1:28 PM CDT

      Man Tries to Hitch a Ride on Popemobile

      (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 tackled and taken in for psychiatric treatment. More »

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

  • May 2007
  • March 2007

    • King Cozies Up to Pope

      Associated Press  |  Mar 22, 07 11:20 AM CDT

      King Cozies Up to Pope

      (Newser) - A tonsorially tamed Don King took the stage Wednesday in front of an atypical audience–the Pope. The legendary boxing promoter, who spent four years in jail for manslaughter, was denied a personal audience with his Holiness, but did manage to hand the pontiff a handwritten set of prayer requests–and a green-and-gold boxing belt. More »

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      Catholic Church  • Pope Benedict XVI  • Catholicism  • boxing  • St. Peter's Basilica  • Vatican City  • Don King

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