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Pope begins state visit to Germany
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Pope Benedict warned Germans of the danger of ignoring religion as he began the first state visit to his homeland on Thursday. …

BBC News - Pope Benedict making first official visit to Germany
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Benedict XVI, the German head of the Roman Catholic Church, has begun his first official visit to his home country as Pope. …

Pope Tells Pilgrims to Stay True to Their Beliefs - NYTimes.com
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MADRID — Pope Benedict XVI closed the religious ceremonies of World Youth Day on Sunday with a giant Mass in which he told young people to "swim against the tide" and abide by the principles of the Catholic Church despite broader changes in society. …

Nuns, a Dying Breed, Fade From Leadership Roles at Catholic Hospitals - NYTimes.com
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ST. LOUIS — When Sister Mary Jean Ryan entered the convent as a young nurse in 1960, virtually every department of every Catholic hospital was run by a nun, from pediatrics to dietary to billing. After her retirement on July 31 as the chief executive of one of the country’s largest networks of Catholic hospitals, only 11 nuns remained among her company’s more than 22,000 employees, and none were administrators. …

AFP: Protesters take to Madrid streets over pope party
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Protesters prepared to take to Madrid's streets Wednesday to decry the cost of a rock festival-style, million-strong youth party for Pope Benedict XVI in the midst of an economic crisis. …

BBC News - Pope shuts down Rome 'dancing monastery'
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Pope Benedict XVI has shut down a famous monastery in Rome because of antics which included dances performed by a former lap-dancer turned nun and financial difficulties. …

Family of comatose man fights for life support - Toronto - CBC News
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Hassan Rasouli, 59, has been in a coma since undergoing brain surgery in October after contracting bacterial meningitis. Doctors at Toronto's Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre say he is in a permanent vegetative state and has no chance of recovery. …

Vatican Radio - Vatican railway reopens
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"It's a rare opportunity and certainly a very joyful way to come together ahead of our General Assembly and reflect on who we are and where we are going", says Msgr. Robert J. Vitillo, head of the Caritas Internationalis delegation to Geneva. He is also one of the men behind a plan to re-open the Vatican's dormant railway for one day only. …

The Associated Press: Vatican-appointed panel warns of climate change
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican-appointed panel of scientists has reported what climate change experts have been warning for years: the Earth is getting warmer, glaciers are melting, and urgent measures are necessary to stem the damage. …

The Associated Press: Pope names new missionary office head
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope has named veteran Vatican diplomat Archbishop Fernando Filoni to head the office overseeing the Vatican's global missionary work. …

Pope reshuffles Vatican government - The Times of India
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday reshuffled his Vatican administration, appointing a new interior minister and a new head of the influential Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. …

Vatican Report Shines Light on Climate Change Divisions Within the U.S. Faith Community - NYTimes.com
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When the Vatican released a report last week calling man-made climate change "serious and potentially irreversible" and advocating aggressive action to curb emissions, it stirred up old divisions within the U.S. faith community over whether human activity can affect creation and what should be done about it. …

BBC News - John Paul II beatified in Vatican ceremony
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The late Pope, John Paul II, has been officially beatified at a ceremony at the Vatican in front of hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful. …

The Canadian Press: Italian movie on depressed pope gets mixed reviews from the Catholic church
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ROME — Director Nanni Moretti's movie about a panic-stricken pope who can't cope with the enormity of his task is a hit across Italy. Within the Catholic Church, the film has drawn some criticism, though not the anathema that "The Da Vinci Code" has incurred, and even a little praise. …

Pope Benedict TV show makes history World news The Guardian
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The pope will take a small but significant step into the modern media age this afternoon when he becomes the first pontiff to take part in a televised question-and-answer session. …

BBC News - More Anglicans to convert to Catholicism at Easter
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About 900 Anglicans are expected to convert to Catholicism this Easter in protest at the Church of England's decision to ordain women as bishops. …

Vatican newspaper goes online but readers will soon have to pay World news The Guardian
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The Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, has launched an online edition, but like other press barons concerned about revenue flow in the internet age, Pope Benedict plans to put his paper behind a paywall. …

Victims break chains of slavery The CNN Freedom Project: Ending Modern-Day Slavery - CNN.com Blogs
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Buenos Aires - Maria Velasquez was in need of work. She had no prospects in her hometown of La Paz, Bolivia, so when she was offered a bus ticket to Argentina and assured of steady work and a home there, she jumped at the chance. …

Analysis: Belgium looks to Pope to help end abuse crisis Reuters
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Belgium's politicians and prelates are looking to Pope Benedict to help end a clerical sexual abuse crisis that is crippling the local Catholic Church and frustrating judicial authorities unable to resolve it. …

Is the Pope Catholic - World - Macleans.ca
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It wasn’t supposed to be this way, not according to confounded Vatican watchers. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was already 78 years old when he became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. …

BBC News - Jesus Christ's Last Supper 'was on a Wednesday'
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Christians mark Jesus Christ's Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, but new research suggests it took place on the Wednesday before his crucifixion. …

In Brief:

Libya: MSF Evacuates Dozens of War Wounded from Misrata

2011-04-18

Director-General condemns killing of Iraqi journalist in Tikrit

2011-04-04

Actor Liam Neeson accepts role of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

2011-04-04

Ivory Coast: Civilians Must Not Be Targeted, Have Access to Medical Care

2011-04-04

Libya: MSF Reiterates Calls for Urgent, Unhindered Access to Wounded

2011-04-04

Statement of Bishop Seámus Hegarty, Bishop of Derry, following the murder of a police officer in Omagh

2011-04-04

UN leaders raise alarm on plight of Somali refugees in Kenya

2011-04-04

Put the Poor First in Federal Budget Decisions Say Catholic Bishops, CRS President

2011-02-20

Personhood Abortion Bans Sweep Iowa, North Dakota, Montana, Texas, and Oklahoma

2011-02-15

Afghanistan Landmark Agreement Releases Children from the Army

2011-02-09

Deportations to Haiti Should Be Halted, Say USCCB Migration Committee Chair and Chairman of Catholic Relief Services

2011-02-08

Iraq Christians Build "Symbols of Hope"

2011-02-01

Pope's Message for World Mission Day

2011-01-25

Knights of Columbus Donate "Window to Life"

2011-01-24

Thousands to Pray For End to Abortion at National Prayer Vigil for Life

2011-01-24

Pro Life Victory: Court Rejects Police Officers Appeal

2011-01-18

Benedict XVI Will Beatify John Paul II on 1 May

2011-01-16

Pope Delivers ‘State of the World’ Address

2011-01-11

Knights of Columbus Mourn Death of Judge John M. Roll, Other Victims in Tucson

2011-01-09

MSF Treats Victims of Mass Rape on New Year's Day in DRC

2011-01-09

Pfizer Falsely Claims MSF Involvement in the Company's Unethical 1996 Drug Trials in Nigeria

2011-01-04