http://www.mail.com/locations/21922-vatican-city.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/21922-vatican-city.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763736-vatican-austerity-donated-nativity-scene.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has happily accepted a donated Nativity scene for St. Peter's Square this Christmas after a previous setup costing €550,000 ($717,000) was exposed by the embarrassing scandal over leaked Vatican documents. Monsignor Giuseppe Sciacca, the No. 2 administrator of the Vatican city state, told reporters Thursday that the Vatican... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763736-vatican-austerity-donated-nativity-scene.html 2012-12-13T13:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760634-pope-hits-1m-mark-tweets-dear-friends-.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 urging them to listen to Christ. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch ever, the 85-year-old Benedict tapped the screen of a tablet brought to him at the end of his general audience... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 14:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1760634-pope-hits-1m-mark-tweets-dear-friends-.html 2012-12-12T14:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1759202-vatican-world-ending-despite-maya-prediction.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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. Jose Funes, director of the Vatican Observatory, wrote in Wednesday's Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano that "it's not even worth discussing" doomsday scenarios based on the Mayan calendar ... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1759202-vatican-world-ending-despite-maya-prediction.html 2012-12-11T21:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1759356-popes-sensitive-side-revealed-childrens-book.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 is on vacation at Castel Gandolfo south of Rome, he feeds the goldfish after praying by a nearby statue of Mary, tossing them pieces of bread. The little-known factoid was revealed in "T... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1759356-popes-sensitive-side-revealed-childrens-book.html 2012-12-11T20:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750836-pope-shores-up-papal-household-leaks-scandal.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 run the office that organizes his schedule. German Monsignor Georg Gaenswein replaces American prelate James Harvey, who was recently made a cardinal, as papal household prefect. The prefe... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1750836-pope-shores-up-papal-household-leaks-scandal.html 2012-12-07T13:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1739224-pope-joins-tweeting-masses-with-pontifex-handle.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Benedict XVI, the pope known for his hefty volumes of theology and lengthy encyclicals, is now trying brevity — spreading the faith through his own Twitter account. The pontiff will tweet in eight languages starting Dec. 12 using his personal handle (at)Pontifex, responding live to questions about faith during his weekly general audien... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 21:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1739224-pope-joins-tweeting-masses-with-pontifex-handle.html 2012-12-03T21:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1736282-pope-greets-clowns-acrobats-circus-to-town.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 papal performance. Benedict clapped and watched amused as circus workers flipped, flopped, juggled and twisted before him in what the Vatican has called a historic audience to make stree... Sat, 01 Dec 2012 13:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1736282-pope-greets-clowns-acrobats-circus-to-town.html 2012-12-01T13:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1726462-vatican-sells-stamps-to-restore-famed-colonnade.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Not even the Vatican is immune from the economic crisis. For the first time, the Vatican is seeking funds directly from pilgrims, collectors and tourists to pay for the ambitious restoration of the 17th century Bernini colonnade surrounding St. Peter's Square. The Vatican's Philatelic and Numismatic Office, which se... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1726462-vatican-sells-stamps-to-restore-famed-colonnade.html 2012-11-27T18:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722340-pope-tells-cardinals-to-lured-power.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 Christian faith. Benedict celebrated a Mass on Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica with the cardinals he formally elevated a day earlier. The six hail from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Phil... Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1722340-pope-tells-cardinals-to-lured-power.html 2012-11-25T12:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720906-pope-elevates-6-cardinals-to-choose-successor.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI responded to criticism that the club of churchmen who will choose his successor is too Eurocentric, elevating six new cardinals from Colombia, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, the Philippines and the U.S. during a formal ceremony Saturday. Benedict welcomed the prelates into the College of Cardinals during a short, hour-long ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1720906-pope-elevates-6-cardinals-to-choose-successor.html 2012-11-24T17:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1718402-pope-urges-dignity-rehabilitation-prisoners.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope is urging prison administrators to respect the dignity and rights of criminals in their care, and to help rehabilitate them. Pope Benedict XVI met Thursday with participants of a conference of European prison administrators and urged them to re-educate prisoners, not just punish them. He said society and prisoners themselves w... Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1718402-pope-urges-dignity-rehabilitation-prisoners.html 2012-11-22T12:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709010-ap-interview-vatican-sex-crimes-prosecutor-sin.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Benedict XVI announced last month he was transferring his respected sex crimes prosecutor to Malta to become a bishop, Vatican watchers immediately questioned whether the Holy See's tough line on clerical abuse was going soft — and if another outspoken cleric was being punished for doing his job too well. After all, several s... Sun, 18 Nov 2012 07:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1709010-ap-interview-vatican-sex-crimes-prosecutor-sin.html 2012-11-18T07:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1691658-pope-resurrects-latin-with-academy-to-boost-study.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 boost interest in the official language of the Roman Catholic Church that is nevertheless out of widespread use elsewhere. Benedict acknowledged Latin's fall from grace i... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1691658-pope-resurrects-latin-with-academy-to-boost-study.html 2012-11-10T16:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1691680-vatican-computer-tech-convicted-leaks-scandal.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a Holy See computer technician of helping the former papal butler in the embarrassing leak of confidential papal documents and gave him a two-month suspended sentence in the last trial in the scandal. Claudio Sciarpelletti, a 48-year-old Italian who is a computer program analyst in the Vatican's Se... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1691680-vatican-computer-tech-convicted-leaks-scandal.html 2012-11-10T16:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1691770-vatican-digs-gay-marriage-advances.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 marriage can only be between a man and a woman. In a front-page article in Saturday's Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, the Holy See sought to frame itself as the lone voice of courage in ... Sat, 10 Nov 2012 15:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1691770-vatican-digs-gay-marriage-advances.html 2012-11-10T15:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1689246-pope-organized-crime-grave-threat-to-society.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI denounced organized crime as a "gravely destabilizing threat" to society during an audience Friday with members of Interpol, and called for greater international cooperation to fight it. Benedict called the trafficking in organs as one of the more "barbarian" activities carried out by organized crime groups, saying th... Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1689246-pope-organized-crime-grave-threat-to-society.html 2012-11-09T12:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1687808-pope-to-join-celebs-presidents-with-twitter-feed.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 celebrities, leaders and ordinary folk. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi made the announcement Thursday, saying details about Benedict's handle and other information will come when... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1687808-pope-to-join-celebs-presidents-with-twitter-feed.html 2012-11-08T20:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1678468-lawyer-vatican-expert-motive-to-steal.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 risk his 20 years on the job for him, a defense lawyer argued Monday at the start of the second trial in the scandal. The Vatican's accusations are based in part on information from an ano... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 14:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1678468-lawyer-vatican-expert-motive-to-steal.html 2012-11-05T14:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1668280-despite-volume-plan-to-limit-sistine-tourists.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Five centuries after Michelangelo's ceiling of frescoes was inaugurated in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday celebrated the "symphony of figures" contemplated during prayer. Benedict marked the anniversary by saying vespers beneath the frescoes, as his predecessor Julius II had half a millennium earlier. The pope said ... Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1668280-despite-volume-plan-to-limit-sistine-tourists.html 2012-10-31T18:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660092-vatican-counsels-patience-traditionalists.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is again opening the door to a group of breakaway traditionalist Catholics, saying patience, perseverance and trust are necessary to end a quarter-century of schism. The Vatican said in a statement Saturday that it understands the Society of St. Pius X needs more time to consider its offer to bring the group back under the ... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 08:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660092-vatican-counsels-patience-traditionalists.html 2012-10-27T08:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1653506-traditionalists-expel-holocaust-denying-bishop.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — A traditionalist group of breakaway Catholics on Wednesday expelled a Holocaust-denying bishop whose views sparked a major Vatican crisis in 2009. The Society of St. Pius X said its governing council expelled Bishop Richard Williamson because he ignored a deadline to "declare his submission" to its authority and had called for the soci... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 18:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1653506-traditionalists-expel-holocaust-denying-bishop.html 2012-10-24T18:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1652208-pope-names-6-cardinals-italy.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI named six new cardinals on Wednesday, adding prelates from Lebanon, the Philippines, Nigeria, Colombia, India and the United States to the ranks of senior churchmen who will elect his successor. Among them is Archbishop James Harvey, the American prefect of the papal household whom the pope also named archpriest of a ... Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1652208-pope-names-6-cardinals-italy.html 2012-10-24T13:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1649568-vaticans-syria-mission-postponed.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican is postponing the departure of a Catholic church delegation to Syria, citing the "gravity of the situation" in the country wracked by civil war. The church delegates are to express the pope's solidarity with the people of Syria and his "spiritual closeness" with the Christian community. The Vatican's No. 2 official, Cardina... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1649568-vaticans-syria-mission-postponed.html 2012-10-23T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1649100-vatican-court-butlers-theft-harmed-pope-church.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican tribunal that convicted the pope's ex-butler of stealing private papal correspondence sharply condemned the theft on Tuesday as causing "reprehensible" damage to the pontiff, the Holy See and the entire Catholic Church, and said investigations are continuing. The three-judge tribunal issued its written explanation of how it... Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1649100-vatican-court-butlers-theft-harmed-pope-church.html 2012-10-23T11:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1644850-pope-names-7-saints-seeks-to-revive-faith.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 seven more saints onto the roster of Catholic role models in a bid to reinvigorate the faith in parts of the world where it's lagging. Two of the new saints were Americans: Kateri Tekakw... Sun, 21 Oct 2012 09:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1644850-pope-names-7-saints-seeks-to-revive-faith.html 2012-10-21T09:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1643580-boys-miracle-cure-native-american-saint.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — 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 were discussing donating the 5-year-old's tiny organs. Jake's 2006 cure from the infection was deemed medically inexplicable by the Vatican, the "miracle" needed to propel a 17th century ... Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1643580-boys-miracle-cure-native-american-saint.html 2012-10-20T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1623074-superior-troubled-legion-christ-steps.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The superior general of the troubled Legion of Christ religious order has stepped aside unexpectedly, saying he simply doesn't have the energy to oversee the radical reform of the congregation ordered by the Vatican. The Rev. Alvaro Corcuera said in a letter obtained Thursday that his 38-year-old vicar general, the Rev. Sylvester Heere... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1623074-superior-troubled-legion-christ-steps.html 2012-10-11T12:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1622576-pope-marks-50th-anniversary-vatican-ii.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council — the church meetings he attended as a young priest that brought the Catholic Church into the modern world but whose true meaning is still hotly debated. Benedict celebrated Mass in St. Peter's Square, attended by patriarchs, cardinals, bishops and ... Thu, 11 Oct 2012 08:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1622576-pope-marks-50th-anniversary-vatican-ii.html 2012-10-11T08:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1618840-pope-hopes-latest-book-brings-people-to-jesus.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI says he hopes his latest book on Jesus — about his infancy — will help bring people closer to Christ. "Jesus' Infancy" is due in bookstores by Christmas and is the third in Benedict's trilogy on the life of Christ. In excerpts released by publisher Rizzoli on Tuesday, Benedict writes in the forward that his aim is to ... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1618840-pope-hopes-latest-book-brings-people-to-jesus.html 2012-10-09T18:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1617792-chilean-bishop-suspected-abusing-minors-resigns.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope on Tuesday accepted the resignation of a Chilean bishop who is under investigation by the Vatican for the alleged sexual abuse of a minor. The resignation of Bishop Marco Antonio Ordenes Fernandez of Iquique, Chile, marks one of the few times that the Vatican has acknowledged publicly that it was investigating a bishop for sex... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 14:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1617792-chilean-bishop-suspected-abusing-minors-resigns.html 2012-10-09T14:16:00Z