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NEWS ABOUT: Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI stories: 191 news summaries

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Bishops Scorn Obama, but Pope Is a Fan

The Vatican takes
softer stance on
Notre Dame debate

May 16, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - While conservative Catholics rage over President Obama's upcoming commencement speech at Notre Dame, one man has remained silent: the Holy Father. Indeed, American Catholic leaders and the Pope have staked out dramatically different positions from the Obama administration's, Amy Sullivan observes in Time. Yet the Vatican’s response to the... More »

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 Mideast Peace Possible: 
 Pope at Holy Sepulcher 

Benedict makes pilgrimage to Jerusalem church

May 15, 09 7:13 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast visit today as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion. A traditional escort of men in black robes and red fezzes accompanied the pontiff as he entered the Church of... More »

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 Pope Celebrates Mass 
 in Jesus' Hometown 

40,000 join Benedict in Nazareth, Israel's largest Arab city

May 14, 09 5:48 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass today with 40,000 adoring followers in Jesus' hometown of Nazareth, the AP reports, where he urged Christian and Muslim residents to overcome recent strife and "reject the destructive power of hatred and prejudice." On the fourth day of his Holy Land pilgrimage,... More »

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 In Bethlehem, Pope Calls 
 for Palestinian State 

From Bethlehem, Benedict demands Palestinian state

May 13, 09 8:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict decried the suffering in the West Bank and called for an independent Palestinian state today in Bethlehem, the London Times reports. "The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers," the pope said, addressing thousands... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Palestine • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • Bethlehem • Palestinian statehood • Holy Land • two-state solution

 Aide Admits 
 Pope's Hitler 
 Youth Past—  
 With Explanation 

Played 'no role in his life,' says spokesman

May 13, 09 1:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict's chief spokesman baffled many yesterday by insisting that the pontiff had never been in the Hitler Youth group, despite the Pope's own biography saying he was a member, the Los Angeles Times reports. "The Pope was never in the Hitler Youth, never, never, never,'' Father Federico... More »

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Israelis Let Down by Pope's WWII Apology Dodge

Religious, political leaders say pontiff didn't go far enough

May 12, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI yesterday disappointed Israelis hoping to hear a historic statement of regret for the Catholic church's conduct during the Holocaust, the Guardian reports. The pope, speaking at a remembrance service at Israel's official Holocaust memorial, spoke of the church's compassion for the victims and the need to remember... More »

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Israel • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Holocaust • apology • Yad Vashem

 Pope Visits Holy 
 Sites of Judaism, Islam 

Benedict meets with leading Muslim cleric after visit to Dome of the Rock

May 12, 09 5:52 AM CDT
(AP) - Pope Benedict XVI began the second day of his Holy Land tour at one of the most contentious sites in the Arab-Israeli conflict: the Dome of the Rock, where Muslims believe the Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven, and the adjacent Western Wall. The pontiff urged both sides to engage in... More »

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Islam • Pope Benedict XVI • Catholic Church • Jerusalem • Judaism • Dome of the Rock • Arab Israeli conflict • Western Wall

(Newser) - Pope Benedict paid his respects at the Holocaust Memorial in Israel today, the BBC reports, declaring anti-Semitism “totally unacceptable” as he laid down his wreath. “May the names of these victims never perish,” he said. “May their suffering never be denied, belittled, or forgotten.” Before... More »

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 Pope Lands in Israel, 
 Calls for Free Palestine 

Pontiff steps into controversy immediately upon arrival

May 11, 09 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Israel today and immediately called for the creation of an independent Palestine, reports AP. The pontiff also vowed to "honor the memory" of the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Benedict's support for a free Palestine puts him at odds with Prime Minister... More »

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(Newser) - Israeli-Vatican tensions are expected to heat up yet again during Pope Benedict's visit today as the pontiff presses Catholic claims over a room in Jerusalem believed to be the site of Christ's last supper. The room is in a building that served for centuries as a mosque and is now... More »

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(AP) - The top religious adviser to Jordan's king thanked Pope Benedict XVI today for his expression of "regret" after a 2006 speech that many Muslims deemed insulting to Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Benedict told the audience of religious leaders and officials at an Amman mosque that the history of the two... More »

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(Newser) - Pope Benedict landed in Jordan today to begin what could be a tense Middle East tour, the New York Times reports. Next week the pope will visit Israel and the Palestinian territories, delivering 32 speeches at some of the world’s holiest sites for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. But... More »

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 Palestinians Suffer Behind 
 Bethlehem Barrier: UN  

Residents can only access 13% of the area: report

May 7, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinians have access to just 13% of the land around Bethlehem due to Israeli military zones, a barrier, and settlements, a UN report charges just days before Pope Benedict is due to visit the holy city. “Bethlehem’s potential for residential and industrial expansion and development has been reduced,... More »

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 Pope Visits 
 Quake-Struck 
 Central Italy 

Pontiff's visit comes as 65,000 remain homeless

Apr 28, 09 5:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict has arrived in central Italy to visit survivors of the earthquake that killed nearly 300 people earlier this month and left 65,000 homeless, reports the BBC. The pontiff began his visit with greetings to victims in a village where all the buildings have become uninhabitable; later today,... More »

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(Newser) - The Vatican plans to build Europe’s largest solar power plant on land it owns north of Rome, Bloomberg reports. The 740-acre site—many times bigger than the 108 acres that make up the world’s smallest nation—is predicted to generate enough power for 40,000 households when it... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican City • environmentalism • Vatican • solar power

 In Easter Message, Pope 
 Backs Israel-Palestine Peace  

Sends message to Italy earthquake survivors

Apr 12, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - In his Easter message, Pope Benedict XVI encouraged Israel-Palestine peace efforts, acknowledged Italy’s earthquake survivors, and called for hope in trying times, Reuters reports. “At a time of world food shortage, of financial turmoil, of old and new forms of poverty...it is urgent to rediscover grounds for... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Easter • Arab Israeli conflict • St. Peter's Square • earthquake

(Newser) - Italy today held a mass state funeral for 205 of the people killed in the Abruzzo earthquake and observed a national day of morning, the BBC reports. Dozens of coffins and thousands of people gathered at the open-air service at a police training base outside the damaged city of L’... More »

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Pope Out of Touch on Homosexuality: Blair

Former PM advocates 'metaphorical' reading

Apr 8, 09 2:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - It's time for Pope Benedict to rethink his outdated views on homosexuality, charges former British prime minister Tony Blair. The Vatican considers homosexuality a "tendency" toward "moral evil," citing biblical references. But Blair, a Catholic convert, tells the gay magazine Attitude that religious leaders should treat the... More »

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Tony Blair • Pope Benedict XVI • religion • Vatican • homosexuality • Bible • Old Testament

Pope May Reshape US Church as Bishops Age Out

Many bishops nearing retirement as church faces big changes

Apr 5, 09 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - With many bishops nearing the age of required retirement, the Vatican has a chance to reinvent the US Catholic Church, moving beyond church sex scandals and adapting to a growing immigrant presence, reports the Los Angeles Times. Almost a third of 265 current US bishops must step down in the... More »

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OPINION

 Pope May Be Right 
 About Condoms 
 in Africa 

Study shows that monogamy is the best weapon against AIDS in Africa

Mar 29, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pope Benedict's controversial statements that condoms aren't helping in Africa may be unpopular, but evidence shows that he might be right, a public heath researcher argues in the Washington Post. It's a divisive topic in part because the condom has become such a potent symbol of sexual freedom and... More »

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