http://www.mail.com/people/12102-federico-lombardi.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12102-federico-lombardi.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1831840-vatican-welcomes-obama-gun-control-proposal.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican praised President Barack Obama's proposals for curbing gun violence, saying they are a "step in a right direction." The Vatican's chief spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Saturday that 47 religious leaders have appealed to members of the U.S. Congress "to limit firearms that are making society pay an unacceptable pr... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1831840-vatican-welcomes-obama-gun-control-proposal.html 2013-01-19T14:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1791968-nobel-scientist-rita-levi-montalcini-dies-rome.html ROME (AP) — Rita Levi-Montalcini, a biologist who conducted underground research in defiance of Fascist persecution and went on to win a Nobel Prize for helping unlock the mysteries of the cell, died at her home in Rome on Sunday. She was 103 and had worked well into her final years. Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno, announcing her death in a statement, called ... Sun, 30 Dec 2012 16:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1791968-nobel-scientist-rita-levi-montalcini-dies-rome.html 2012-12-30T16:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783338-pope-pardons-ex-butler-who-stole-leaked-documents.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI granted his former butler a Christmas pardon Saturday, forgiving him in person during a jailhouse meeting for stealing and leaking his private papers in one of the gravest Vatican security breaches in recent times. After the 15-minute meeting, Paolo Gabriele was freed and returned to his Vatican City apartment where h... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783338-pope-pardons-ex-butler-who-stole-leaked-documents.html 2012-12-22T14:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760354-china-revokes-shanghai-catholic-bishops-title.html BEIJING (AP) — In a fresh challenge to Vatican authority, China has revoked the title of a new Catholic bishop in Shanghai who outraged Chinese officials by immediately dropping out of the government agency that oversees the country's officially sanctioned church, religious officials said Wednesday. Ma Daqin, who was jointly named for the post in a rare c... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760354-china-revokes-shanghai-catholic-bishops-title.html 2012-12-12T09:56:00Z 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/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/politics/1684036-world-reaction-to-barack-obamas-victory.html President Barack Obama's re-election in the United States elicited strong feelings — from optimism to skepticism — around the world. A sampling of global reaction: "One of the first things I want to talk to Barack about is how we must do more to try and solve this crisis (in Syria). Above all, congratulations to Barack. I've enjoyed wor... Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1684036-world-reaction-to-barack-obamas-victory.html 2012-11-07T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660102-vatican-saviles-papal-honor-removed.html LONDON (AP) — The Vatican said Saturday it never would have given Jimmy Savile his papal knighthood had it known of allegations the British TV star was a child sex predator, but that it can't rescind the honor now that he has died. The Catholic Church of England wrote to the Holy See last week, asking it to consider whether it could posthumously remove th... Sat, 27 Oct 2012 14:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1660102-vatican-saviles-papal-honor-removed.html 2012-10-27T14:25:00Z 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/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/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 http://www.mail.com/news/world/1614864-leaks-author-defends-popes-butler-seeks-clemency.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The author of the book of Vatican secrets that earned the pope's former butler an 18-month sentence for stealing private papal correspondence has set out to explain his source's motives and appeal for clemency. Several European newspapers published an op-ed piece by Gianluigi Nuzzi on Monday in which the Italian journalist defended the... Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1614864-leaks-author-defends-popes-butler-seeks-clemency.html 2012-10-08T06:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1612034-papal-pardon-expected-butler-conviction.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — A painful and damaging chapter in Pope Benedict XVI's papacy closed Saturday with the conviction of his former butler on charges he stole the pontiff's private letters and leaked them to a journalist. But questions remain as to whether anyone else was involved in the plot, and when the pope will pardon his once-trusted aide. Paolo Gabr... Sat, 06 Oct 2012 13:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1612034-papal-pardon-expected-butler-conviction.html 2012-10-06T13:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1604138-vatican-police-testify-trial-popes-butler.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican police said Wednesday they found thousands of documents hidden inside the home of Pope Benedict XVI's former butler, including original documents signed by the pope bearing indications they should be destroyed. The police officers testified in the trial of Paolo Gabriele, the pope's once-trusted butler who faces four years in p... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1604138-vatican-police-testify-trial-popes-butler.html 2012-10-03T11:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1601476-popes-butler-pleads-innocent-to-theft-charge.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI's onetime butler declared Tuesday he was innocent of a charge of aggravated theft of the pope's private correspondence, but acknowledged he photocopied the papers and said he feels guilty that he betrayed the trust of the pontiff he loves like a father. Paolo Gabriele took the stand Tuesday in a Vatican courtroom to d... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1601476-popes-butler-pleads-innocent-to-theft-charge.html 2012-10-02T16:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1595914-evidence-tossed-start-papal-butlers-trial.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The pope's once-trusted butler went on trial Saturday for allegedly stealing papal documents and passing them off to a journalist in the worst security breach of the Vatican's recent history — a case that embarrassed the Vatican and may shed further light on the discreet, internal workings of the papal household. In its first hearing i... Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1595914-evidence-tossed-start-papal-butlers-trial.html 2012-09-29T14:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1562710-pope-peace-appeal-open-air-mass-beirut.html BEIRUT (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI made a sweeping appeal Sunday for peace in Syria and the Middle East, decrying the violence "which generates so much suffering." Speaking at an open-air Mass before a huge crowd, he urged the international community and Arab countries in particular to find a solution to end the conflict in neighboring Syria. "Why so much ho... Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1562710-pope-peace-appeal-open-air-mass-beirut.html 2012-09-16T16:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1559344-popes-lebanon-visit-urgent-syrias-war.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The brutal civil war in Syria and the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya have given a sense of urgency to Pope Benedict XVI's trip this week to Lebanon, a mission he describes as a pilgrimage of peace for the entire region. The three-day visit starting Friday will take the pope to the nation with the largest percentage of Christia... Thu, 13 Sep 2012 09:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1559344-popes-lebanon-visit-urgent-syrias-war.html 2012-09-13T09:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1557436-vatican-insists-interreligious-dialogue.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican underlined Pope Benedict XVI's push for dialogue among religions in the aftermath of the killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya by a mob enraged by an anti-Muslim film. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, issued a statement on Wednesday saying that "unjustified offense and provocations" against Muslims have ... Wed, 12 Sep 2012 11:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1557436-vatican-insists-interreligious-dialogue.html 2012-09-12T11:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1541204-pope-green-with-electric-car.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI is now a bit greener. The 85-year-old pontiff was presented with his first electric car Wednesday, a customized white Renault Kangoo for jaunts around the gardens of the papal summer residence at Castel Gandolfo. Benedict has been dubbed the "green pope" for his environmental concerns, which have been a hallmark of hi... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1541204-pope-green-with-electric-car.html 2012-09-05T16:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1532374-cardinal-martini-liberal-papal-contender-dies.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Italian Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini, a rare liberal within the highly conservative Catholic Church hierarchy who was nevertheless considered a papal contender in the last conclave, died Friday. He was 85. Martini, a Jesuit and former archbishop of the important archdiocese of Milan, had been battling Parkinson's disease for several ye... Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1532374-cardinal-martini-liberal-papal-contender-dies.html 2012-08-31T16:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1498482-popes-butler-2nd-layman-face-trial-theft-case.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican judge on Monday ordered the pope's butler and a fellow lay employee to stand trial for the alleged pilfering of documents from Pope Benedict XVI's private apartment, in an embarrassing scandal that exposed power struggles and purported corruption at the Holy See's highest levels. The indictment accused Paolo Gabriele, a butle... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 14:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1498482-popes-butler-2nd-layman-face-trial-theft-case.html 2012-08-13T14:54:00Z