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NEWS ABOUT: Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI stories: 191 news summaries

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 Anglican Deal May Lead 
 to Married Priests 

Vatican's gesture
cracks door to
ending celibacy

Oct 22, 09 4:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican's attempts to heal the centuries-old rift with the Anglican Church may have a consequence nobody intended: an end to celibacy for priests. By offering a new Anglican rite under the umbrella of Catholicism, Pope Benedict XVI has invited married Anglican clergy into the fold—and cracked open... More »

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 Catholic Church Welcomes 
 Disgruntled Anglicans 

Extends a hand to those unhappy with gay bishops, ordained women

Oct 20, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI has created a new church structure for Anglicans who want to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the ordination of women and the election of openly gay bishops. The new provision will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while maintaining... More »

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gay rights • Pope Benedict XVI • gay marriage • Catholic Church • Anglican Church • interfaith dialogue • orthodoxy • Roman Catholic Church

 Pope Canonizes Father Damien 

Belgian missionary, four others elevated to sainthood

Oct 11, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Father Damien, the Belgian missionary who ministered to leprosy victims on the Hawaiian island of Molokai before contracting and dying of the disease, was canonized today. The 19th-century priest, the founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and three others were elevated to sainthood in a ceremony that drew... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • religion • saint • Hawaii • missionary • sainthood • Roman Catholic Church • leprosy • Father Damien • canonization • Molokai • Hansen's disease

Vatican Plans Major Overhaul of Secretive Bank

Pope shakes up management at little-regulated Vatican bank

Sep 24, 09 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Vatican bank—so secretive it makes Swiss bankers seem chatty—is getting a major revamp as part of Pope Benedict XVI's campaign for transparency. Italian economist Ettori Tedeschi has been appointed the new chief executive—replacing someone who's been in the post 20 years—and the bank's supervisory board... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican City • Vatican • Banco Santander • cardinals • banking

Pope Recalls Holocaust Horrors, Forgets Jews

Benedict XVI has testy relationship with Jewish community

Sep 6, 09 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI recognized the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II today by paying tribute to Poles and the “tragedy of the Holocaust,” but did not mention its Jewish victims, the New York Times reports. The omission may further strain relations between Jewish leaders and... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Poland • Holocaust • Hitler youth • Jews • World War II

 Kennedy to Pope: Pray for Me 

Senator wrote letter delivered by Obama

Aug 30, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - In the months before he died, Ted Kennedy penned a letter to Pope Benedict beseeching the pontiff's prayers—and enlisted no less a messenger than the leader of the free world to deliver it, reports CNN. “I am writing with deep humility to ask that you pray for me... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Ted Kennedy • faith • Catholicism • prayer • Catholic • political dynasty • brain cancer • President Obama • letter

(Newser) - Italy has legalized the abortion drug RU-486, drawing the ire of the Vatican, which threatened to excommunicate doctors who prescribe the medication and women who take it. A church official said using the pill is "a sin in a moral and juridical sense," but a politician who is... More »

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 Pope Plans Christmas Album 


Jul 31, 09 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI has joined Guns n' Roses and Snoop Dogg on Geffen  records' roster of artists and plans to have an album out in time for Christmas, the Guardian reports. The pontiff won't be crooning holiday standards, however. The album will feature Benedict singing a prayer and reciting litanies... More »

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(Newser) - A newly released audio tape apparently captures Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a graphic sexual conversation with a female escort, reports the Daily Telegraph. Two voices on the tape discuss orgasm and a just-ended satisfying sexual encounter, with the man recommending that the woman "touch" herself "often.... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • sex scandal • Italy • Vatican • escort • Silvio Berlusconi • Patrizia D'Addario

(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI's broken wrist kept him from joining his hands in prayer as he celebrated Mass today, AFP reports. "What pains him the most is to be no longer able to bless with his right hand and to be no longer able to clasp his hands together,"... More »

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Pope Slips
on Vacation, Breaks Wrist

Injury is 'nothing serious,' says pontiff spokesman

Jul 17, 09 3:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI broke his wrist today after slipping and falling in his room during a vacation in the Italian Alps,  reports the New York Times. "It's nothing serious," said a Vatican spokesman. Benedict, who even celebrated Mass before going to the hospital by car, is expected... More »

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(Newser) - Though rarely a fan of wizards and witches, the Vatican has declared the latest Harry Potter film a positive tale of “friendship, altruism, loyalty" that achieves the "correct balance" in depicting teen romance, reports the Guardian. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, opening today, makes clear that... More »

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OPINION

Pope Has
Best Take on Financial Crisis

Goldman exec touts Benedict's 6-point plan for global economy

Jul 13, 09 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - All of Pope Benedict XVI's gaffes and controversies have obscured his principal appeal, writes Brian Griffiths in the Times of London: he's a scholar, with an uncommon command of theology and philosophy. For Griffiths, a vice-chairman of Goldman Sachs, the pope's recent encyclical on the economy is "without... More »

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ethics • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Goldman Sachs • capitalism • Catholicism • encyclical • free markets • financial crisis

(Newser) - President Obama told Pope Benedict XVI yesterday that he would make every effort to reduce the number of abortions in the US, according to a Vatican spokesman. Bioethics and life issues were the focus of the men's 40-minute talk yesterday. The pontiff gave the president a booklet explaining the church's... More »

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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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(Newser) - President Obama met with Pope Benedict for the first time today at the Vatican, the AP reports. The White House press secretary predicted a “frank discussion. I think that there's a lot that they agree on that they'll get a chance to discuss,” said Robert Gibbs. Though the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Italy • G8 summit • Vatican • Obama administration • President Obama • meeting • state visit

(Newser) - President Obama arrived this morning in Rome ahead of his first G8 summit. Obama is meeting privately with Italian President Giorgio Napolitano and PM Silvio Berlusconi before traveling to L'Aquila, the earthquake-ravaged town that is hosting the international confab. The coming three days' talks will focus on climate change, foreign... More »

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(Newser) - Pope Benedict delivers a broad criticism of contemporary capitalism in his latest encyclical, the Washington Post reports. The biggest problem with businesses today is that “they are almost exclusively answerable to their investors,” Benedict writes in the 144-page document. He proposes a radically different economic model in which... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • economics • G8 summit • Vatican • socialism • capitalism • economic crisis

(Newser) - Pope Benedict probably isn’t at the computer himself, but the Vatican is making a major push to lure young believers online, Reuters reports. It’s launched www.pope2you.net, which offers Web 2.0 applications like “The pope meets you on Facebook,” and another that downloads the... More »

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Bruni Blasts Pope Over Condom Stance 

French first lady says church's teachings should 'evolve'

May 19, 09 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Carla Bruni laid into the pope in a recent interview, saying his opposition to condoms left her feeling "profoundly secular," the Telegraph reports. The French first lady, who has campaigned against the spread of AIDS in Africa, said the disconnect between religious charities and the Vatican is frustrating.... More »

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contraception • Pope Benedict XVI • condom • safe sex • Carla Bruni • AIDS epidemic

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