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Pope hits 1M mark as he tweets: 'Dear Friends... '
Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account, blessing his online fans and ...
Vatican: World not ending, despite Maya prediction
The Vatican's top astronomer has some assurances to offer: The world won't be ending in 10 days, despite predictions to the contrary. The Rev.
Pope's sensitive side revealed in children's book
A children's picture book about the goldfish pond at the pope's summer residence reveals a side of him few may know. Every day while Pope Benedict XVI ...
Pope shores up papal household after leaks scandal
Pope Benedict XVI moved Friday to shore up the papal household in the aftermath of the Vatican's leaks scandal, naming his trusted secretary to also ...
Pope joins tweeting masses with Pontifex handle
Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology and lengthy encyclicals, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own ...
Pope greets clowns, acrobats: Circus comes to town
Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of clowns, acrobats, puppeteers and even a pair of lion cubs on Saturday as the circus came to town for an unusual ...
Vatican sells stamps to restore famed colonnade
Not even the Vatican is immune from the economic crisis. For the first time, the Vatican is seeking funds directly from pilgrims, collectors and ...
Pope tells new cardinals not to be lured by power
Pope Benedict XVI has told his six new cardinals to resist the allure of power and instead be like Jesus and focus their work on spreading the ...
Pope elevates 6 cardinals to choose successor
Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from ...
Pope urges dignity, rehabilitation for prisoners
The pope is urging prison administrators to respect the dignity and rights of criminals in their care, and to help rehabilitate them. Pope Benedict ...
AP Interview: Vatican sex crimes prosecutor on sin
When Pope Benedict XVI announced last month he was transferring his respected sex crimes prosecutor to Malta to become a bishop, Vatican watchers ...
Pope resurrects Latin with academy to boost study
The Vatican is trying to resurrect Latin. Pope Benedict XVI issued a decree Saturday creating a new pontifical academy for Latin studies to try to ...
Vatican computer tech convicted in leaks scandal
A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the embarrassing leak of confidential papal ...
Vatican digs in after gay marriage advances
The Vatican is digging in after gay marriage initiatives scored big wins this week in the U.S. and Europe, vowing to never stop insisting that ...
Pope: organized crime is a grave threat to society
Pope Benedict XVI denounced organized crime as a "gravely destabilizing threat" to society during an audience Friday with members of Interpol, and ...
Pope to join celebs, presidents with Twitter feed
He already has a billion followers. Now, Pope Benedict XVI will join the Twitter-sphere, tweeting from a personal account along with the world's ...
Lawyer: Vatican expert had little motive to steal
A Vatican computer expert accused of helping the pope's former butler steal secret correspondence did not know the man well and had little motive to ...
Despite volume, no plan to limit Sistine tourists
Five centuries after Michelangelo's ceiling of frescoes was inaugurated in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday celebrated the "symphony ...
Vatican counsels patience for traditionalists
The Vatican is again opening the door to a group of breakaway traditionalist Catholics, saying patience, perseverance and trust are necessary to end ...
Traditionalists expel Holocaust-denying bishop
A traditionalist group of breakaway Catholics on Wednesday expelled a Holocaust-denying bishop whose views sparked a major Vatican crisis in 2009.
Pope names 6 cardinals, none from Italy
Pope Benedict XVI named six new cardinals on Wednesday, adding prelates from Lebanon, the Philippines, Nigeria, Colombia, India and the United States ...
Vatican's Syria mission is postponed
The Vatican is postponing the departure of a Catholic church delegation to Syria, citing the "gravity of the situation" in the country wracked by ...
Vatican court: Butler's theft harmed pope, church
The Vatican tribunal that convicted the pope's ex-butler of stealing private papal correspondence sharply condemned the theft on Tuesday as causing ...
Pope names 7 new saints, seeks to revive faith
Some 80,000 pilgrims in flowered lei, feathered headdresses and other traditional garb flooded St. Peter's Square on Sunday as Pope Benedict XVI added ...
Boy's miracle cure makes Native American saint
Jake Finkbonner was so close to death after flesh-eating bacteria infected him through a cut on his lip that his parents had last rites performed and ...