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Vatican City, Jan 13 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI Wednesday urged the international community to spare no effort in assisting the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
‘My thoughts go in particular to the population hit just a few hours ago by a devastating earthquake which has caused serious loss of human life, large numbers of homeless [...]
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Vatican City, Jan 12 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican has launched a scathing attack on Italian racism, condemning the violent attacks against immigrants in the southern town of Rosarno late last week.
In an article in the semi-official church newspaper, the Osservatore Romano, the Vatican Monday denounced what it called the persistence of ‘hatred’ in 2010.
‘More than disgusting, [...]
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Vatican City, Jan 12 (IANS/AKI) Pope Benedict XVI has denounced the failure of world leaders to agree to a new climate change treaty in Copenhagen in December.
The Pope Monday spoke of his concern in an address to ambassadors accredited to the Vatican, an event at which the pontiff reflects on key issues.
In his speech, Benedict [...]
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Rome, Jan 7 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI called Turkey a ‘bridge between Islam and the West,’ during a discussion with the new Turkish ambassador to the Vatican Thursday.
But the pontiff also said the Catholic Church should receive a recognised legal status in the country.
Such a status would help the Church to ‘enjoy complete freedom of [...]
Rome, Jan 3 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI has sent a papal emissary to visit the woman in hospital who had knocked the pope down at the start of Christmas-eve services, the Vatican said Sunday.
The Vatican said the Pope’s private secretary, Georg Gaenswein, had visited the woman over the past few days in order to express [...]
Nevada (US), Dec 30 (ANI): Hindus have applauded Pope Benedict XVI’s proposed historic visit to Great Synagogue of Rome on January 17, calling it a “step in the right direction”.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commenting [...]
Rome, Dec 27 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI made his first trip outside the Vatican amid tight security Sunday – three days after he was floored by a reportedly deranged woman at midnight mass in St Peter’s Basilica.
The 82-year-old pontiff visited the Catholic community of Sant’Egidio community area of Trastevere in Rome, where he dined with [...]
London, Dec. 26 (ANI): Vatican security arrangements have come under fire after Pope Benedict XVI was toppled during the Christmas Eve mass by a woman who had attempted a similar attack last year.
Susanna Maiolo, a Swiss-Italian national with [...]
New York, Dec. 26 (ANI): Just hours after forgiving the woman who attacked him, Pope Benedict XVI appealed people to “abandon all logic of violence and revenge” and lead with “generosity” on “the path of peaceful coexistence.”
In his Christmas Day appearance, blessing to tens of thousands of congregants [...]
Vatican City, Dec 25 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI delivered his Christmas Day message and blessing Friday, showing no apparent affects from the fall he sustained when a psychologically disturbed woman knocked him down during midnight mass.
The 82-year-old pontiff also delivered his Christmas good-wishes in 65 languages during the noon ceremony in front of thousands of [...]
Dublin (Ireland), Dec. 25 (ANI): Two more bishops said Friday they were offering their resignation to Pope Benedict XVI in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal in Ireland.
Auxiliary Bishops of Dublin Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field said in a statement they had informed [...]
Vatican City, Dec 25 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI is ‘well’ despite being knocked down at Christmas midnight Mass and will deliver Friday his traditional Christmas Day message, according to the pope’s spokesman.
Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi also said the woman who threw herself at the 82-year-old pontiff, grabbing the shawl he was wearing and causing him [...]
Rome (Italy), Dec. 25 (ANI): An “unbalanced woman” jumped the barriers in St. Peter’s Basilica and knocked down Pope Benedict XVI as he walked down the main aisle to begin Christmas Eve Mass, a Vatican spokesman said Thursday.
But according to the New York Times, the pope quickly got back on his feet and celebrated Mass [...]
Vatican City, Dec 25 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI late Thursday fell briefly in a scuffle when a woman trying to get to the pontiff jumped a cordon barrier as Christmas midnight Mass began in St Peter’s Basilica.
Shortly after the incident, the 82-year-old pontiff, who appeared unharmed, again took hold of the golden cross he was [...]
Vatican City, Dec 25 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI late Thursday led the Vatican’s Christmas celebrations with the traditional midnight Mass, which this year began two hours earlier than usual.
Thousands of people flocked to St Peter’s Basilica as Benedict began presiding over the ceremony. Many more followed the proceedings on giant video screens in St Peter’s [...]
Vatican City, Dec 24 (IANS/AKI) The Vatican has defended its moves towards making Pope Pius XII a saint saying that they reflected the controversial wartime pontiff’s piety, not his ‘historical impact’.
Responding to widespread Jewish criticism over the moves, the Vatican Wednesday said Pius XII would not be beatified at the same time as Pope John [...]
Nevada (US), Dec 22 (ANI): Hindus have applauded Pope Benedict for connecting environmental protection with peace promotion in his message for the celebration of World Day of Peace, which falls on January one.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, commended His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for his powerful stand on [...]
Melbourne, December 20 (ANI): Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed Mary MacKillop’s second miracle paving way for her to become Australia’s first saint.
Mother Mary had founded the Sisters of St Joseph in 1866.
“At long last, Australia has a saint,” News.com.au quoted Mary MacKillop Heritage Centre chief executive Garry McLean, as saying.
He added: “She was an extraordinary [...]
London, Dec 19 (ANI): Late Pope John Paul II is set to be declared “venerable” by Pope Benedict XVI in the first of three official stages that the previous pontiff will take on his fast-track journey towards sainthood.
Pope Benedict XVI will be making the announcement [...]
London, Dec 18 (IANS) The Pope is to avoid visiting Ireland and apologise for decades of child abuse by Catholic priests, British newspapers reported Friday after the Irish bishop at the centre of scandal resigned.
Pope Benedict XVI will avoid Ireland during a tour of Britain in September next year despite pleas from lay members of [...]
Vatican City, Dec 15 (DPA) Pope Benedict XVI has delivered a strong new call for mankind to safeguard the environment, in his message for the Catholic Church’s World Day of Peace which falls Jan 1.
The message titled: ‘If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation,’ was issued by the Vatican on Tuesday, and comes as [...]
Vatican City, Dec 15 (IANS/AKI) Pope Benedict XVI has sent a telegram to Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi deploring the violent attack against the premier, the Vatican daily Osservatore Romano reported Tuesday.
Berlusconi, 73, is in hospital in the northern city of Milan after he was struck in the face at a political rally Sunday by [...]
Outspoken Irish singer SINEAD O’CONNOR has called for POPE BENEDICT XVI to step down, amid reports church leaders covered up the widespread sexual abuse of children for three decades.
Just last month (Nov09), allegations the Vatican had “obsessively” hidden child abuse from 1975 to 2004 were released.
The findings appeared in The Murphy Commission Report – the [...]
Rome, Dec 8 (IANS/AKI) Pope Benedict XVI will hold this year’s Christmas Eve midnight mass at St Peter’s basilica two hours earlier, the Vatican has announced.
‘This is in order not to tire His Holiness,’ said the Vatican’s Office of Papal Liturgical Celebrations, quoted by Italian media Monday.
It is the first time the world-famous Christmas [...]
Rome, Nov 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, his estranged wife Veronica Lario, transsexual prostitutes and Pope Benedict XVI are among figurines featured in a mock nativity scene in the southern city of Naples.
The nativity scene shows Berlusconi kneeling in front of Lario, while Noemi Letizia – an 18-year-old lingerie model and aspiring actress [...]
London, Nov 22 (IANS) The head of the Church of England has personally confronted the Pope over attempts by the Catholic Church to convert disillusioned Anglicans.
Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, voiced his protest at a meeting at the Vatican Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI following the Pope’s offer last month to arrange a mass [...]
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, No. 1 on India’s most-wanted list, has found his way to Forbes magazine’s list of the ‘World’s Most Powerful People’ topped by President Barack Obama.
Described by the US business magazine as the ‘boss of Mumbai-based organised crime syndicate D-Company’, Dawood, a global terrorist according to the US and [...]
London, Nov 11 (ANI): An album featuring Pope Benedict XVI, reciting and singing prayers and litanies, was launched yesterday.
The album titled ‘Music from the Vatican’ features the Pope reciting and singing prayers and litanies in five languages, including Latin, Italian and his mother tongue, German.
It has been produced by Geffen Records, which in the past [...]
Nevada (US), October 19 (ANI): Hindus have acknowledged Vatican for their “message for the feast of Deepavali” wishing “splendid and joyous Deepavali” to “Hindu Friends”.
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, welcomed the Vatican’s offer of “need to work together for integral human development”, “assuming a shared responsibility for one another”, “seriously engaging in collaborative action”, and “belonging [...]
London, Oct 15 (ANI): Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has grabbed the first place in a list of 172 heads of States with the hottest appearance.
According to blogging site Hottest Heads of State, Tymoshenko took the title of ‘hottest leader in the world’.
The Ukrainian leader came ahead of second-place Jens Stoltenberg of Norvay and King [...]
