http://www.mail.com/people/7658-pope-benedict-xvi.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/7658-pope-benedict-xvi.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2153774-pope-taps-trusted-prelate-to-oversee-vatican-bank.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis took a first big step in reforming the troubled Vatican bank on Saturday by tapping a trusted prelate to help oversee its management, in a sign he wants to know more about its activities. Francis signed off on naming Monsignor Battista Ricca as interim prelate of the Institute for Religious Works. It's a key job that has b... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 14:08:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2153774-pope-taps-trusted-prelate-to-oversee-vatican-bank.html 2013-06-15T14:08:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151990-pope-wades-diplomatically-gay-marriage-debate.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate Friday, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote family values "based on marriage." Francis, who vigorously opposed gay marriage in his native Argentina, and Archbishop Justin Welby chatted, prayed and had lunch together at the Vatican in th... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:33:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2151990-pope-wades-diplomatically-gay-marriage-debate.html 2013-06-14T15:33:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149510-intl-court-case-ex-pope-fizzles.html NEW YORK (AP) — The International Criminal Court has rejected a longshot request by clergy sex abuse victims to investigate former Pope Benedict XVI and Vatican cardinals for possible crimes against humanity. The tribunal, based in The Hague, told attorneys for the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests that "there is not a basis at this time to pro... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:12:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2149510-intl-court-case-ex-pope-fizzles.html 2013-06-13T17:12:26Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148458-vatican-credit-emblematic-finance-woes.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican put a new coin on sale last week to commemorate its historic papal transition. Too bad overseas collectors won't be able to buy it for months. The Associated Press has learned that the Vatican still hasn't fully resolved an embarrassing shutdown in credit card services, despite announcing four months ago that systems were b... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:27:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2148458-vatican-credit-emblematic-finance-woes.html 2013-06-13T13:27:32Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145346-pope-confirms-gay-lobby-work-vatican.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — In private remarks to the leadership of a key Latin American church group, Pope Francis lamented that a "gay lobby" was at work at the Vatican. It was an apparent reference to allegations in the Italian media that blackmail was taking place within the Vatican against high-ranking prelates who are gay. The Latin American and Caribbean C... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:04:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2145346-pope-confirms-gay-lobby-work-vatican.html 2013-06-12T15:04:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2119758-shift-pope-francis-walks-procession.html ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has again broken with the practice of his predecessors, walking the full length of an annual 1.5 kilometer (mile-long) procession from one Roman basilica to another. The 76-year-old Francis, who walks with a slight limp because of apparent lower back pain, paused several times in prayer during the 45-minute nighttime walk between ... Thu, 30 May 2013 20:53:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2119758-shift-pope-francis-walks-procession.html 2013-05-30T20:53:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102864-pope-issues-appeal-chinese-catholics.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has issued his first appeal directed at Catholics in China, long the source of concern for his predecessor Benedict XVI. Francis urged special prayers Wednesday for China's faithful that they may "live their daily lives in service to their country and their fellow citizens in a way consistent with the faith they profess." ... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:41:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102864-pope-issues-appeal-chinese-catholics.html 2013-05-22T14:41:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094904-pope-leads-pep-rally-vatican-meets-with-merkel.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience, hours after he held talks at the Vatican about the economic crisis with Germany's leader. Some 200,000 people, f... Sat, 18 May 2013 23:26:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2094904-pope-leads-pep-rally-vatican-meets-with-merkel.html 2013-05-18T23:26:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090144-pope-blasts-cult-money-that-tyrannizes-poor.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods. In his first major speech on the subject, Francis demanded Thursday that financial and political leaders reform the global financial system to make it more ethical ... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:23:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2090144-pope-blasts-cult-money-that-tyrannizes-poor.html 2013-05-16T16:23:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086814-pope-frees-doves-cage-st-peters-square.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two doves celebrated their freedom with a soaring flight over St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, all thanks to Pope Francis. As Francis toured the square in his open-topped popemobile at his weekly public audience, someone in the crowd thrust a white bird cage with two doves inside at him. Looking puzzled, his security detail took the ca... Wed, 15 May 2013 12:33:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086814-pope-frees-doves-cage-st-peters-square.html 2013-05-15T12:33:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081834-africa-asia-boom-priests-europe-withers.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The number of Catholic priests in Africa and Asia has shot up over the past decade while decreasing in Europe, mirroring trends in the numbers of Catholic faithful that helped lead to the election of Pope Francis as the first non-European pope in over a millennium. The Vatican on Monday released statistics on the state of the Catholic ... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:44:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081834-africa-asia-boom-priests-europe-withers.html 2013-05-13T14:44:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic Church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square. The "Martyrs of Otranto" were 813 Italians who were slain in the southern Italian city in 1480 for de... Sun, 12 May 2013 13:15:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2079922-pope-francis-church-hundreds-saints.html 2013-05-12T13:15:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076256-2-popes-praying-egyptian-copt-pope-francis.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Two popes prayed together Friday at the Vatican, one Catholic and one Orthodox, in a sign of improving ties following the election of new leaders for both churches. Pope Francis welcomed the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt, Pope Tawadros II, in the first such meeting at the Vatican in 40 years, saying his visit "strengthens... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:57:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2076256-2-popes-praying-egyptian-copt-pope-francis.html 2013-05-10T12:57:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072328-puerto-rico-catholics-support-archbishop.html SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Roman Catholics in Puerto Rico rallied Wednesday around an archbishop who is apparently under pressure from the Vatican to resign for allegedly covering up for sexually abusive priests and other misdeeds. Archbishop Roberto Gonzalez Nieves has not confirmed that he is being asked to step down as leader of the Catholic Church i... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:30:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072328-puerto-rico-catholics-support-archbishop.html 2013-05-08T23:30:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069684-vatican-us-treasury-agree-to-share-financial-data.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican signed an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday to exchange financial information as part of its efforts to comply with international anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing norms. It's the fourth such agreement inked by the Holy See as it seeks to improve its reputation in global financial circles ... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:14:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2069684-vatican-us-treasury-agree-to-share-financial-data.html 2013-05-07T21:14:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058018-benedict-xvi-returns-to-vatican-time.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI came home to the Vatican on Thursday for the first time since he resigned Feb. 28, beginning an unprecedented era for the Catholic Church of having a retired pontiff living alongside a reigning one. Pope Francis welcomed Benedict outside his new retirement home — a converted monastery on the edge of the Vatic... Thu, 02 May 2013 19:16:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2058018-benedict-xvi-returns-to-vatican-time.html 2013-05-02T19:16:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053308-benedict-xvi-returns-to-vatican-thursday.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Retired Pope Benedict XVI is coming home. The Vatican says the 86-year-old emeritus pontiff will move into his new retirement home in the Vatican gardens Thursday. Benedict has been living at the papal residence in Castel Gandolfo, in the hills south of Rome, since he resigned Feb. 28. The Vatican... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:22:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053308-benedict-xvi-returns-to-vatican-thursday.html 2013-04-30T12:22:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049080-leftist-priests-francis-church-in-ruins.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs. Prominent liberation theologian Leonardo Boff said Pope Francis has what it takes to fix a church "in ruins" and shares ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:15:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2049080-leftist-priests-francis-church-in-ruins.html 2013-04-28T15:15:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036912-vatican-official-romero-saint-effort-unblocked.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican official spearheading the case to make slain Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador a saint said Tuesday the process is moving forward under Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, after years of delay under previous popes. Separately Tuesday, an Italian religious affairs magazine reported that a panel of Vatican-ap... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:25:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036912-vatican-official-romero-saint-effort-unblocked.html 2013-04-22T22:25:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036758-ex-bishops-widow-wants-optional-priestly-celibacy.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — She uses a wheelchair and carries the weight of her 87 years, but Clelia Luro feels powerful enough to make the Roman Catholic Church pay attention to her campaign to end priestly celibacy. This woman, whose romance with a bishop and eventual marriage became a major scandal in the 1960s, is such a close friend with Pope Fran... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:24:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036758-ex-bishops-widow-wants-optional-priestly-celibacy.html 2013-04-22T19:24:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020642-pope-francis-supports-crackdown-us-nuns.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Monday that Pope Francis supports the Holy See's crackdown on the largest umbrella group of U.S. nuns, dimming hopes that a Jesuit pope whose emphasis on the poor mirrored the nuns' own social outreach would take a different approach than his predecessor. The Vatican last year imposed an overhaul of the Leadership Conf... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:15:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2020642-pope-francis-supports-crackdown-us-nuns.html 2013-04-15T19:15:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017416-pope-taps-cardinals-to-advise-governing-reform.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis named eight cardinals from around the globe Saturday to advise him on running the Catholic Church and reforming the Vatican bureaucracy, marking his first month as pope with a major initiative to reflect the universal nature of the church in key governing decisions. The advisory panel includes only one current Vatican offi... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 17:35:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2017416-pope-taps-cardinals-to-advise-governing-reform.html 2013-04-13T17:35:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012968-frances-top-rabbi-takes-leave-amid-scandal.html PARIS (AP) — France's top rabbi announced Thursday he is taking leave from his post, hoping to end a scandal that has unsettled the Jewish community after he acknowledged "borrowing" other people's work and lying about his educational pedigree. The Central Consistory of France accepted Rabbi Gilles Bernheim's request for time away at an urgent meeting to ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:56:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2012968-frances-top-rabbi-takes-leave-amid-scandal.html 2013-04-11T15:56:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003448-francis-honors-john-paul-ii-installation.html ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was formally installed as bishop of Rome on Sunday in a ceremony characterized by more simplicity than the usual ritual and pomp enjoyed by papal predecessors taking up their pastoral duties. In yet another sign that Francis sees his mission as pontiff as one of humble service, he used his arrival at St. John in Lateran Basilica t... Mon, 08 Apr 2013 02:54:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2003448-francis-honors-john-paul-ii-installation.html 2013-04-08T02:54:16Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002358-pope-francis-curia-appointment.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Saturday named a Spanish Franciscan to be the No. 2 at the Vatican's office for religious orders, his first appointment to the Vatican bureaucracy badly in need of a shakeup. Jose Rodriguez, who also was elevated to archbishop, replaces U.S. Archbishop Joseph Tobin, who was transferred from the high-ranking Vatican post... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:23:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002358-pope-francis-curia-appointment.html 2013-04-06T14:23:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000270-pope-seeks-decisive-action-sex-abuse.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis directed the Vatican on Friday to act decisively on clergy sex abuse cases and punish pedophile priests, saying the Catholic Church's "credibility" was on the line. The announcement was quickly dismissed by some victims' advocates as just more talk, while others lobbying for reform in the church held out hope the new pontiff might challenge t... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:12:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000270-pope-seeks-decisive-action-sex-abuse.html 2013-04-05T20:12:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998642-police-italian-priest-stole-51m-hospital.html ROME (AP) — Italian police on Thursday arrested a priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up 600 million euros ($769 million) in debts that forced it into bankruptcy. Italy's financial police placed the Rev. Franco Decaminada, who until 2011 was the CEO of the IDI dermatological hospital i... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:29:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1998642-police-italian-priest-stole-51m-hospital.html 2013-04-04T18:29:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993790-francis-marks-anniversary-john-paul-ii-death.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis prayed Tuesday before the tomb of Pope John Paul II on the eighth anniversary of the beloved pontiff's death in what the Vatican said was evidence of Francis' "profound spiritual continuity" with popes past. In his three weeks as pope, Francis has jolted the Catholic Church with several gestures that broke with papal tradi... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1993790-francis-marks-anniversary-john-paul-ii-death.html 2013-04-03T05:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991532-pope-francis-lung.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Does the pope have only one lung? Despite erroneous reports that Pope Francis has lived most of his life with just one lung, the surgery actually only removed the upper part of his right lung, and his friends and family say he remains in good health for a 76-year-old man. The Buenos Aires archdiocese and ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:45:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1991532-pope-francis-lung.html 2013-04-01T21:45:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990328-pope-visits-st-peters-tomb-under-vatican.html VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday took an emotional, close-up look at the tomb of Peter, the church's first pontiff, buried beneath St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said. By doing so, Francis became the first pontiff to visit the necropolis, where pagans and early Christians were buried, since extensive archaeological excavations were conducted ... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:33:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1990328-pope-visits-st-peters-tomb-under-vatican.html 2013-04-01T21:33:40Z