http://www.mail.com/people/1496-pope-john-paul-ii.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/1496-pope-john-paul-ii.html http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1845026-chile-aims-to-focus-summit-brighter-side.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders gathering for this weekend's economic summit will likely see only one side of Chile — the polished, upscale country where tourists and investors stay in five-star hotels in a sparklingly clean financial district nicknamed "Sanhattan," well away from Santiago's slums. Hundreds of securit... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1845026-chile-aims-to-focus-summit-brighter-side.html 2013-01-25T05:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841628-ex-polish-church-head-cardinal-glemp-dies-83.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — When he was appointed the new leader of Poland's influential Roman Catholic church in July 1981, many Poles were surprised, asking: Jozef who? Five months later the new primate, Cardinal Jozef Glemp, was making a dramatic appeal, asking Poles to "save lives and avoid bloodshed" under the martial law that had just been imposed by Comm... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841628-ex-polish-church-head-cardinal-glemp-dies-83.html 2013-01-24T17:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824052-pentagon-chief-panetta-meets-pope-benedict.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, the leader of the world's largest military, met Pope Benedict XVI, the world's best known advocate for peace, at the Vatican on Wednesday. Panetta was in the front row at Wednesday's weekly general audience in the Vatican auditorium. About 1,000 people were crowded into the room. After the Pope addr... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824052-pentagon-chief-panetta-meets-pope-benedict.html 2013-01-16T11:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops' worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses. Aquino last month signed t... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1797234-law-points-to-philippine-churchs-waning-sway.html 2013-01-04T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1789940-praying-hitler-ex-warsaw-ghetto-sparks-emotion.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A statue of Adolf Hitler praying on his knees is on display in the former Warsaw Ghetto, the place where so many Jews were killed or sent to their deaths by Hitler's regime, and it is provoking mixed reactions. The work, "HIM" by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, has drawn many visitors since it was installed last month. It is visibl... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 15:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1789940-praying-hitler-ex-warsaw-ghetto-sparks-emotion.html 2012-12-28T15:12:00Z 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/1710784-revised-statue-john-paul-ii-inaugurated-rome.html ROME (AP) — The city of Rome unveiled a revamped statue of Pope John Paul II on Monday after the first one was pilloried by the public and the Vatican. Artist Oliviero Rainaldi said he was pleased with the final product, saying it matched his original vision. He blamed workers for a botched assemblage the first time around. When the larger-than-life statu... Mon, 19 Nov 2012 09:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1710784-revised-statue-john-paul-ii-inaugurated-rome.html 2012-11-19T09:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1681190-patriarch-maxim-bulgaria-dies-age-98.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his communist-era ties to lead the Balkan country's Orthodox Christians for more than 40 years, has died. He was 98. The patriarch died of heart failure early Tuesday at a Sofia hospital where he had been for a month, the Holy Synod said in a statement. The Holy Synod of 13 se... Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1681190-patriarch-maxim-bulgaria-dies-age-98.html 2012-11-06T16:44:00Z 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/scitech/news/1648142-7-experts-convicted-warning-quake-risk.html L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — In a verdict that sent shock waves through the scientific community, an Italian court convicted seven experts of manslaughter on Monday for failing to adequately warn residents of the risk before an earthquake struck central Italy in 2009, killing more than 300 people. The defendants, all prominent scientists or geological and disas... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1648142-7-experts-convicted-warning-quake-risk.html 2012-10-22T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1647218-italian-court-convicts-7-quake-warning.html L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Defying assertions that earthquakes cannot be predicted, an Italian court convicted seven scientists and experts of manslaughter Monday for failing to adequately warn residents before a temblor struck central Italy in 2009 and killed more than 300 people. The court in L'Aquila also sentenced the defendants to six years each in priso... Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1647218-italian-court-convicts-7-quake-warning.html 2012-10-22T16:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1628830-us-knew-dead-zeta-leaders-body-stolen.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. government knew that a suspect fatally shot by Mexican marines was the head of the widely feared Zetas drug cartel well before the marines left the body unguarded in a small-town funeral home, where it was stolen in a pre-dawn raid by armed men, U.S. officials told The Associated Press. The U.S. had independently verified the i... Sat, 13 Oct 2012 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1628830-us-knew-dead-zeta-leaders-body-stolen.html 2012-10-13T19:26:00Z 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/1617066-mexico-capo-killed-then-body-stolen-gunmen.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death of the founder and leader of Mexico's brutal Zetas cartel in a firefight with marines outside a baseball game near the Texas border was perhaps the biggest coup of President Felipe Calderon's war on drugs. But triumph turned to embarrassment when authorities lost the body. Officials still haven't found the remains of Heriberto... Tue, 09 Oct 2012 23:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1617066-mexico-capo-killed-then-body-stolen-gunmen.html 2012-10-09T23:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1605216-polish-philharmonic-named-jewish-virtuoso.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish city of Czestochowa is renaming its orchestra to honor a native son: Bronislaw Huberman, a Polish-Jewish violin virtuoso who helped save hundreds of German Jews from the Holocaust and who founded the precursor to what is now the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. An inaugural concert by the Bronislaw Huberman Philharmonic on W... Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1605216-polish-philharmonic-named-jewish-virtuoso.html 2012-10-03T14:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1574510-worries-violence-churches-israel.html JERUSALEM (AP) — After a series of attacks by vandals on Christian holy sites in Israel, normally tight-lipped Roman Catholic officials are beginning to speak out, publicly appealing to authorities to take a stronger stand against the violence. The Rev. Pierbattista Pizzaballa, one of the church's top officials in the Holy Land, said he is worried about r... Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1574510-worries-violence-churches-israel.html 2012-09-20T10:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1571808-myanmars-suu-kyi-congress-highest-honor.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers united by their respect of Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday presented her with Congress' highest civilian honor in a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda, ahead of a meeting with President Barack Obama. Suu Kyi described it as "one of the most moving days of my life." She was awarded the Congressional Gold Meda... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1571808-myanmars-suu-kyi-congress-highest-honor.html 2012-09-19T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1572038-french-cartoons-inflame-prophet-film-tensions.html PARIS (AP) — France stepped up security Wednesday at its embassies across the Muslim world after a French satirical weekly revived a formula that it has already used to capture attention: Publishing crude, lewd caricatures of Islam's Prophet Muhammad. Wednesday's issue of the provocative satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, whose offices were firebombed last y... Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1572038-french-cartoons-inflame-prophet-film-tensions.html 2012-09-19T20:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1562168-us-judge-rules-favor-legion-will-dispute.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — A U.S. judge has thrown out a lawsuit contesting the will of an elderly widow who gave some $60 million to the Legion of Christ, the disgraced Roman Catholic religious order. But Judge Michael Silverstein of Rhode Island Superior Court found evidence that the woman, Gabrielle Mee, had been unduly persuaded to change her trusts and will... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1562168-us-judge-rules-favor-legion-will-dispute.html 2012-09-14T12:12:00Z 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/business/economy/1555208-chilean-president-accused-cooking-poverty-data.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The Chilean president's efforts to squeeze political advantage from his campaign to reduce poverty have backfired, opening him up to accusations that he distorted statistics to show progress on a campaign promise. No one can deny that President Sebastian Pinera has made real efforts to combat poverty, fostering job creation and prov... Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1555208-chilean-president-accused-cooking-poverty-data.html 2012-09-11T22:01:00Z 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/1525494-thieves-toss-vial-pope-john-paul-iis-blood.html ROME (AP) — A trio of thieves aboard a train stole a priest's backpack containing a vial of the late Pope John Paul II's blood on Tuesday, but police recovered the relic a few hours later, authorities said. The relic was found in a stand of reeds and grass near the railway station in the seaside town of Marina di Cerveteri, where the thieves had gotten of... Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1525494-thieves-toss-vial-pope-john-paul-iis-blood.html 2012-08-28T17:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1518168-forget-mormon-moment-its-catholics.html NEW YORK (AP) — Forget the Mormon moment. The religious group that seems to be figuring most prominently in the presidential election right now is the Roman Catholic Church. With Mitt Romney's recent choice of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as running mate, this campaign is the first in which Catholics are on both major party tickets. Vice President Joe Biden a... Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1518168-forget-mormon-moment-its-catholics.html 2012-08-24T06:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1512828-romney-opening-up-religion.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mitt Romney is starting to open up a bit more about his lifelong commitment to Mormonism and his lay leadership in the church, following pleas from backers who say that talking about his faith could help him overcome his struggles to connect with voters. "Who shares your values?" a recent Romney ad asked — suggesting that the Republican pr... Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1512828-romney-opening-up-religion.html 2012-08-21T16:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1506732-russian-polish-churches-appeal-forgiveness.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The leaders of Russia's Orthodox church and Poland's Catholic church signed a document Friday that urges their nations to forgive each other for past wrongs. The signing in Warsaw during the first visit to Poland by a Russia patriarch has been described by the churches as a historic act of reconciliation and the establishment of a br... Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1506732-russian-polish-churches-appeal-forgiveness.html 2012-08-17T12:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1504962-russian-orthodox-head-pays-1st-visit-to-poland.html WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The controversial head of Russia's Orthodox Church arrived Thursday in Poland for a trip hailed as a promising step in the thorny relationship between the two countries. But the historic visit could be overshadowed by the verdict in the case of punk rock provocateurs who stormed Moscow's main cathedral in an anti-Putin protest. Patri... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1504962-russian-orthodox-head-pays-1st-visit-to-poland.html 2012-08-16T14:57:00Z