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Pope remembers victims of Asian calamities
Pope Benedict XVI has remembered the victims of Iran's violent quake as well as those impacted by unusually heavy rains in the Philippines and China.
Pope finishes Christ trilogy
The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has completed the third installment of his planned trilogy on the life of Christ. The publication date will be ...
Pope's Olympic message credits the power of sports
Pope Benedict XVI says he is praying that the London Olympics promote world peace and friendship — a message the Vatican is increasingly emphasizing ...
Pope shocked by 'senseless violence' in Colorado
Pope Benedict XVI says he's "deeply shocked" by the "senseless violence" in the Colorado movie theater shootings and is offering his prayers so the ...
Vatican passes key financial transparency test
The Vatican passed a key European financial transparency test, according to a report card released Wednesday, but received poor grades for the ...
Report card on Vatican transparency to be released
The Vatican's bid to get on the so-called "white list" of financially transparent countries passes a key stage Wednesday with the eagerly awaited ...
Father of pope's imprisoned butler defends son
The father of Pope Benedict XVI's imprisoned butler said in a letter published Sunday his son was honest and that he hopes the truth will emerge ...
Legion revamps girls' school program after abuses
The troubled Legion of Christ religious order says it is revamping a specialized high school program for teenage girls after dozens of alumni ...
Vatican still questioning witnesses in leak probe
The Vatican says its investigators will finish questioning witnesses and the pope's butler within two weeks in the probe of leaked documents, ...
AP Exclusive: Abuses surface at Legion school
Dozens of women who attended a high school run by the disgraced Legion of Christ religious order have urged the Vatican to close the program, saying ...
Vatican gets report card on financial transparency
The Vatican got a report card Wednesday on its efforts to be more financially transparent — but it's a secret for now. A Council of Europe committee ...
Pope praises Vatican's No. 2 official
Pope Benedict XVI has defended the Vatican's No. 2 official, saying the Italian media have leveled "unjust criticism" at Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
Pope fires Slovak bishop in rare show of authority
Pope Benedict XVI fired a 52-year-old Slovak bishop for apparently mismanaging his diocese in a rare show of papal power over bishops that could have ...
Pope taps German theologian to head orthodoxy post
The pope named Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller to head the Vatican's all-important orthodoxy office Monday, tapping a German theologian like himself to ...
Under scrutiny, Vatican bank opens its doors
The Vatican bank, one of the more secretive institutions of the secrecy-obsessed Vatican, opened itself up to a little external scrutiny Thursday in ...
Pope sets stage for historic blending of choirs
The Sistine Chapel Choir, whose boys and men sing for the pope at all his Masses, is about to get some illustrious company. The Westminster Abbey ...
Pope convenes cardinals to discuss leak scandal
Pope Benedict XVI convened a special meeting of cardinals Saturday for advice on how to deal with the Vatican's leaked documents scandal — another ...
APNewsBreak: Vatican gets Fox media adviser
The Vatican has brought in the Fox News correspondent in Rome to help improve its communications strategy as it tries to cope with years of ...
Vatican steps up condemnation of Syria violence
The Vatican is stepping up its condemnation of violence in Syria with Pope Benedict XVI calling for urgent humanitarian aid to reach residents.
Pope calls for a halt to violence in Nigeria
The pope has appealed for those responsible for multiple attacks in northeastern Nigeria targeting Christians to "stop immediately." A radical ...
Vatican official blames media -- and the devil
The Vatican's No. 2 official on Monday blamed the media — and the devil — for fueling the scandal over leaked Vatican documents. Secretary of State ...
Vatican blames media for latest scandal - again
The Vatican on Monday blamed the media for fueling the scandal over leaked Vatican documents and insisted there are no power struggles or problems of ...
Pope to Irish: Child abuse by clergy 'a mystery'
Pope Benedict XVI told Irish Catholics on Sunday it is a mystery why priests and other church officials abused children entrusted in their care, ...
Pope to meet with cardinals investigating leaks
Pope Benedict XVI is getting a briefing from the three cardinals he appointed in April to investigate a series of leaked Vatican documents that have ...
Vatican offers traditionalists way to reconcile
The Vatican has formally proposed a way to reconcile with a breakaway group of ultra-traditionalist Catholics in a final bid to end a quarter-century ...