CHICAGO — A civil lawsuit launched in the United States seeking to tie the Vatican and the Pope to an alleged decades-long cover-up of clergy sex abuse has been dropped, the plaintiff’s lawyer said.
The suit was filed in 2010 on behalf of an unnamed victim of an alleged serial pedophile priest called Father Lawrence Murphy, who is accused of molesting up to 200 boys at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin.
It came a month after the victim’s lawyer released documents showing that Pope...Read Full Story
Beware 'the little flock'.(EDITORIAL)(Pope Benedict XVI, Catholic theology and its critics)(Editorial): An article from: Catholic New Times Download: $5.95 (Visit the Most Gifted in e-Docs list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description
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CBC.ca Pope meets new Italian prime minister The Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has had his first meeting with Italy's new leader on the tarmac of Rome's airport just before taking off for a trip to Africa. Premier Mario Monti greeted the pope Friday morning as Benedict descended from the helicopter ... Italian Lawmakers Backing Monti to Safeguard Their Pensions, Critics Say Bloomberg Italian Government Faces Second Confidence Vote RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty Italy: PM Mario...Read Full Story
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Pope on a boat: Benedict XVI sits in a gondola in the Grand Canal during his visit to Venice It is an essential part of any visit to the Italian city of Venice, a ride on a gondola along the famous canals. And for Pope Benedict XVI, the best way to travel was by water after holding an open-air mass attended by more than 300,000 people. The mass was the spiritual highlight of Benedict's two-day visit, the first by a pope to Venice since his predecessor John Paul II plied...Read Full Story
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com People: Susan Sarandon calls Benedict XVI a Nazi San Jose Mercury News Susan Sarandon, who won an Oscar for playing a nun, has called Pope Benedict XVI a Nazi. In response, the Catholic League has called her dumb. Actor Bob Balaban was interviewing Sarandon, 65, onstage Saturday at Long Island's Bay Street ... Susan Sarandon: The Pope Is a Nazi Seattle Post Intelligencer ADL Asks Susan Sarandon to Apologize for Referring to the Pope as a Nazi Hollywood Reporter...Read Full Story
Pope Benedict XVI has designated a Key West church as a Minor Basilica ... and the fifth in Florida. Father John Baker, pastor of St. Mary Star of the Sea, made an official announcement to parishioners on Friday during the Mass of the Feast ...
Media accounts that Pope Benedict the XVI would be assassinated within the next 12 months are unfounded, the Vatican says. The comments were spoken during the Pope's visit to China in November, and officials allegedly thought Romeo was talking ...
Bayern Munich are willing to offer Pope Benedict XVI an honorary membership, club president Uli Hoeness has confirmed. The Holy Father, Christened Joseph Ratzinger, was born in Marktl, a town 110 kilometres from Munich. And Hoeness would be glad ...
The Vatican’s new ambassador to the United States was at the center of explosive allegations about corruption at the Holy See just before Pope Benedict XVI sent him to Washington. Ambassador Carlo Maria Vigano had pleaded with Benedict not to ...
Pope Benedict XVI has called on the Syrian leadership to respond urgently to the "legitimate" demands of its people who have been facing an increasingly bloody crackdown by President Bashar Assad's regime. Benedict called for all sides ...
The one relies on prayer, the other on military force, but US President George W. Bush and Pope Benedict XVI are bosom buddies. On many issues, they are on the same page -- and together they battle the relativists. It is exactly 4:00 p.m. when the ...
Pope Benedict XVI ( Latin : Benedictus PP. XVI ; Italian : Benedetto XVI , born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927 ) is the 265th and reigning Pope , the spiritual head of the ...