Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Catholic Church. news, opinions, stories and discussion about how Pope Benedict is leading the Roman Catholic Church and the political and social implications of his style, direction, and policies. How...
[more]
Pope Benedict XVI and the Roman Catholic Church. news, opinions, stories and discussion about how Pope Benedict is leading the Roman Catholic Church and the political and social implications of his style, direction, and policies. How will Pope Benedict direct the church in world politics?
The woman who knocked down Pope Benedict XVI during Christmas Eve mass at St Peter's Basilica will undergo "necessary treatment" in hospital, the Vatican said on Friday. Susanna Maiolo, 25, was hospitalised after stunning pilgrims in the cavernous basilica by leaping over a security barricade and pulling Pope Benedict, 82, to the floor in a dramatic start to the mass late on Thursday. Lombardi described the woman, of dual Swiss and Italian nationality, as "apparently unbalanced." Maiolo... Read Full Story
Posted by
news
15 minutes ago
( http://www.guardian.co.uk )
View profile
Category : News
Woman jumps barriers at St Peter's Basilica and knocks down pontiffA woman vaulted a barrier inside St Peter's Basilica and knocked Pope Benedict XVI to the floor as he arrived to celebrate mass marking the beginning of Christmas.The 82-year-old pontiff was not injured and was able to deliver his Christmas Eve homily... Read Full Story
Posted by
news
15 minutes ago
( http://www.cnn.com )
View profile
Category : News
The woman who dragged Pope Benedict XVI down during Christmas Eve Mass is the same woman who tried to attack him at the same event last year, the Vatican said.
Add this link to...
Bury
Add to:
">
| Bookmarks... Read Full Story
AP - The Vatican says the woman who jumped the barricade and toppled Pope Benedict XVI to the floor during Christmas Eve Mass is the same one who tried to reach him at Midnight Mass last year. Read Full Story
AP - The Vatican says the woman who jumped the barricade and toppled Pope Benedict XVI to the floor during Christmas Eve Mass is the same one who tried to reach him at Midnight Mass last year. Read Full Story
U.S. storm turns deadly before Christmas
OMAHA, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The winter storm that swept across the U.S. Plains and Midwest Christmas Eve turned into a deadly mess, authorities said.
Officials reported as many as six people may have died in weather-related crashes on Nebraska roads. Three more died in Oklahoma where the governor declared an emergency, and at least one death was reported in Minnesota.
Heavy snows also resulted in 260 flights being canceled at Chicago airports and... Read Full Story
The woman who dragged Pope Benedict XVI down during Christmas Eve Mass is the same woman who tried to attack him at the same event last year, the Vatican said.
Read Full Story
VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI’s Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica got off to a tumultuous start Thursday after an apparently deranged woman jumped the barriers and knocked him down on his way to the altar.
In his homily, delivered after the incident, Benedict urged the world to “wake up” from selfishness and petty affairs, and find time for God and spiritual matters.
The 82-year-old pope was unhurt in the fall, said a Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Ciro Benedettini. The pontiff... Read Full Story
A woman has thrown herself at Pope Benedict XVI and dragged him to the ground as he entered St Peter's Basilica to celebrate Christmas Eve mass. Video footage showed the woman, wearing a red sweatshirt, leaping over a security barricade late Thursday and rushing at the 82-year-old pope as he began leading the traditional procession to the altar bearing a gold cross. As a security guard tried to overpower her, the woman succeeded in grabbing Benedict's vestments near the neck and pulled him... Read Full Story
25th Dec 2009 Breaking news, VATICAN CITY — A 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 on Thursday.The 82-year-old pope quickly got up and was unhurt, said a Vatican spokesman, the .. Read Full Story
From Spain's Princess Letizia to Italy's Mara Carfagna, the game of politics is no stranger to beautiful, powerful women. Following is a list of women whose influence is matched only by their sheer hotness.
We've rounded up the fifty most infamous female teacher sex scandals the Internet has seen, and ranked them from most famous to least. We do it because we care.
