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February 2008
- Pope Appeals for Lebanon Peace
  
  Associated Press | Feb 17, 08 11:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern today over the escalating tensions in Lebanon, calling on its people to find a “president for all Lebanese” to end the months of infighting that have stalled elections. After his noontime blessing, the pontiff told the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square that he was troubled by the country’s newly routine clashes, the AP reports. More »
- Jews Outraged at Vatican Prayer
  
  Time | Feb 8, 08 4:15 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - An updated version of a centuries-old Good Friday prayer has opened a rift between Roman Catholics and Jews. When Pope Benedict XVI reinstated the Latin mass, the Vatican promised to rewrite a controversial prayer calling for the conversion of Jews. But the new, merely toned-down version has infuriated Jewish leaders and threatens to set back decades of reconciliation between the faiths, reports Time . More »
January 2008
- British Cleric to Pope: Party On!
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jan 29, 08 1:14 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An Anglican archbishop from the land of Monty Python brought Pope Benedict a hoppy Holy Grail this month, reports the Guardian. Archbishop of York John Sentamu had heard that Benedict liked Black Sheep, so he brought along the British ale and a custom brew dubbed Holy Grail to his audience with the pontiff. More »
- Angry Students Block Pope Visit
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jan 16, 08 4:31 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI has scrapped plans to speak at a prestigious Italian university after unprecedented protests by furious students and professors who accused him of justifying Galileo's trial and "affronting" people of science, the Los Angeles Times reports. The pope once described as "reasonable" the 400-year-old heresy trial of Galileo, and Benedict's negative take on science now extends to issues like stem cell research and evolution, critics charge. More »
- Italy's Favorite Saint to Be Exhumed
  
  Guardian (UK) | Jan 8, 08 2:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The body of Padre Pio, one of Italy’s most beloved saints, will be exhumed this year for a “checkup” and to be put on display for public veneration, the Guardian reports. "It is our duty to allow the generations that come after us the ability to venerate and best care for his mortal remains," said the archbishop of Puglia, where the man formally known as Saint Pius is buried. More »
December 2007
- Pope Ushers in Christmas
  
  AFP | Dec 24, 07 8:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI ushered in Christmas with a traditional midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, using his homily to speak out against the degradation of the environment and man's selfishness, reports Agence France Presse. The leader of the world's 1 billion Catholics lamented our "polluted world whose future is at risk," in an address broadcast worldwide. More »
- Pope Rips Christmas Materialism
  
  Associated Press | Dec 9, 07 12:36 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Continuing the Vatican's battle against rampant consumerism on the occasion of Jesus' birthday, Pope Benedict XVI today blasted a pervasive "materialistic mentality" in "the way of living out and perceiving Christmas." The pontiff urged pilgrims gathered below his window on St. Peter's Square instead to "fill your hearts with redeeming hope," reports the AP. More »
November 2007
- Pope Condemns Atheism
  
  Reuters | Nov 30, 07 3:20 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict issued a strong condemnation of atheism today and warned that advances in technology must be met with similar advancements in ethics. In his second encyclical, the pope said atheist ideologies have "led to the greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice," Reuters reports. "Man needs God," he wrote. "Otherwise he remains without hope." More »
- Vatican Offers Earthly Rewards
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 23, 07 6:35 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Vatican is offering corporate-style performance bonuses to its workers for the first time, the Times of London reports. Pope Benedict XVI is offering rewards based on "dedication, professionalism, productivity and politeness." The conditions will apply to the thousands of lay workers who do everything from run Vatican Radio to repairing the Popemobile. More »
- 950 Years Later, 2 Churches May Reunify
  
  Times (UK) | Nov 16, 07 12:26 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nearly a millennium after they split, the Catholic and Orthodox churches have published a joint document outlining first steps towards reunification. The Ravenna Document imagines a reunified church with the Pope at its head and proposes a new council composed of Catholic and Orthodox bishops that could formally end the schism of 1054, the London Times reports. More »
- Pope to Shun Boston on US Visit
  
  Time | Nov 14, 07 7:52 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - For his much-anticipated inaugural trip to the US this spring Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit the White House, the United Nations, the site of the World Trade Center—but not Boston, where the Church sex abuse scandal first erupted. The omission of Boston from the papal tour has infuriated victims of priest sexual abuse, reports Time. More »
- Pope Will Visit US in April
  
  Washington Post | Nov 12, 07 1:10 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI will travel to the US in April, visiting the White House, Ground Zero, and the United Nations, the Washington Post reports. On his first trip to the country as pope, and the first papal visit since John Paul II's stop in St. Louis in 1999, he'll say Mass at Yankee Stadium and the Nationals’ new ballpark in Washington. More »
- Saudi King Meets the Pope
  
  BBC | Nov 6, 07 9:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visited with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today—the first official meeting of any pope with a reigning Saudi monarch. The visit comes as relations are improving between the Vatican and the Muslim world, the BBC reports. Still, the pontiff was expected to press Abdullah on allowing Christians in Saudi Arabia to worship more freely. More »
October 2007
- Vatican's Fast Action on Gay Priest Could Herald Change
  
  Newsweek | Oct 19, 07 12:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An incident in which a Vatican official was caught on video making advances in his office to a younger man has raised questions about homosexuality in the hierarchy. The immediate suspension of the official also has some convinced that the Holy See has turned a corner in cracking down on priests, reports Newsweek. The video, shown on Italian TV this week, comes as the Vatican is still grappling with pedophile priests. More »
- Pope's New Cardinals: Still Old & European
  
  Time | Oct 18, 07 9:53 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Pope Benedict XVI has named a new batch of cardinals, generally preserving the "princes of the church" posts for aging Europeans, reports Time magazine. There is, however, a new cardinal in Baghdad. And in recognition of the southward and Spanish-language shift of Catholicism in the United States, the pope has made the archbishop of Galveston-Houston a cardinal. More »
- Will Kidney Stone Make Teresa a Saint?
  
  Time | Oct 7, 07 12:49 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The disappearance of a half-inch-long kidney stone in the uterer of an Indian priest may be the second miracle required for Mother Teresa to become a saint. On the 10th anniversary of her death last month, the priest, who was scheduled for surgery to remove the stone the next day, celebrated mass and asked parishioners to pray to her on his behalf. The next day, x-rays revealed the stone had vanished. More »
September 2007
- China Installs Bishop With Pope's Approval
  
  Reuters | Sep 21, 07 3:06 PM CDT