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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 ...
Bishops press religious-freedom fight with gov't
The nation's Roman Catholic bishops on Wednesday promised steadfast opposition to President Barack Obama's mandate that birth control be covered by ...
Dissident priest downplays Pope's denunciation
The Austrian priest who founded a group of clergy who question church teaching on celibacy and women's ordination has downplayed Pope Benedict XVI's ...