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Pope to skip Alps this summer

NBC - NBC 21 WFMJ - Youngstown OH, 7 minutes ago / The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI, who broke his wrist last summer during his Alpine vacation, is passing up invitations to return to the mountains so he can spend his holiday near Rome. Benedict received several invitations for the Alps, but the Holy See said Friday that while the pope is grateful he wants to spend summer resting without having to travel.

Pope's former diocese admits error over priest

ABC - WQOW 18 - Eau Claire WI, 8 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese says it made a mistake in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child to return to pastoral work when the pope was archbishop.

Pope's former diocese admits error over priest

WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA, 8 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese said Friday it made a mistake when the pontiff was archbishop in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child to return to pastoral work.

Pope defends celibacy after abuse scandals (AFP)

Rochester Business Journal - Rochester NY, 22 minutes ago / The pope defended priestly celibacy on Friday after a series of paedophile priest scandals rekindled debate on the Church's policy as the head of Germany's Catholics again apologised to victims.

Child abuse scandals faced by Roman Catholic Church

Telegraph - London - UK, 1 hour 12 minutes ago / In the United States, the church has paid out millions of dollars to compensate victims and also to head off lawsuits.

Pope: "Be Priests to the Very End"

Radio Vaticana, 2 hours 42 minutes ago / (12 Mar 10 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI today addressed the participants in an international theological congress organized by the Congregation for Clergy to examine priestly identity.

Pope Praises German Initiative to Uncover Child Sex Abuse

Radio Vaticana, 2 hours 42 minutes ago / (12 Mar 10 - RV) Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with the President of the German Bishops' Conference.

Bishop: Pope dismayed at clerical abuse scandal

Sify, 3 hours 43 minutes ago / Germany's top bishop briefed Pope Benedict XVI on the spiraling cases of clerical sex abuse in the pontiff's native Germany on Friday and said the pope encouraged him to pursue the truth and assist the victims.

Pope meets with top German bishop to discuss sex scandal rocking church in his homeland

Winnipeg Free Press - Manitoba - Canada, 6 hours 35 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.

Pope in talks on German sex abuse

WBUR - 90.9 - Boston MA, 6 hours 41 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI is meeting the top German bishop for talks on the crisis over sexual abuse of children by priests in his native Germany.

Pope meets with German bishop amid sex scandal

Times-Courier & Journal Gazette - Charleston IL, 6 hours 44 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.

Pope meets with German bishop amid sex scandal

FOX - KABB 29 - San Antonio TX, 6 hours 47 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.

Pope meets with German bishop amid sex scandal

ABC - WICS TV NewsChannel 20 - Springfield IL, 6 hours 51 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.

Pope meets with German bishop amid sex scandal

The Modesto Bee - Modesto CA, 7 hours 31 minutes ago / Pope Benedict XVI is to meet with Germany's top bishop amid the spiraling abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church in his homeland.

'Devil is in Vatican'

Star of Mysore - India, 8 hours 42 minutes ago / "The Devil is lurking in the very heart of the Roman Catholic Church," the Vatican's chief exorcist claimed on Wednesday.

Pope to Meet on German Abuse Cases

NHL Blog - New York Post - New York NY, 14 hours 42 minutes ago / ROME—Pope Benedict XVI will meet Friday with a German archbishop who is expected to update him about cases of alleged sexual abuse by priests that have unsettled the pontiff's native land, according to a Vatican spokesman.

Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school

Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles CA, 19 hours 43 minutes ago / A Rome high school has decided to install vending machines selling condoms for its students, sparking angry reaction from the Catholic Church which claims the move will only encourage youths to have sex.

Answered prayer? Man gets pope letter

The Ottawa Herald - Ottawa KS, Mar 11, 2010 / Robin Golden wrote to the pope about his heart problems.

Arrest The Pope

Ten Percent, Mar 10, 2010 / Added to the now usual platitudes condemning individual acts of child rape and abuse as "heinous crimes" and expressing the hurt and shock of the Pope upon hearing of such crimes, we are now told that the 'failures' are the result of governance issues in the Irish national church.

Pope denounces 'atrocious' Nigeria bloodshed (AFP)

CitrusDaily - Homosassa, Fl, Mar 10, 2010 / Pope Benedict XVI denounced the "atrocious" bloodshed in Nigeria on Wednesday after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be charged over the killings.

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Pope Benedict XVI (; ; ; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and reigning Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the head of the Catholic Church and, as such, Sovereign of the Vatican City State.

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Pope to skip Alps this summer

AP  posted:  Friday 03/12/10 06:02 PM EST
VATICAN CITY -The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI, who broke his wrist last summer during his Alpine vacation, is passing up invitations to return to the mountains so he can

Pope's former diocese admits error over priest

AP  posted:  Friday 03/12/10 06:00 PM EST
BERLIN -Pope Benedict XVI's former German diocese said Friday it made a mistake when the pontiff was archbishop in allowing a priest suspected to have abused a child

Vatican criticizes condom machines in Rome school

AP  posted:  Friday 03/12/10 07:39 AM EST
. Pope Benedict XVI drew criticism from European governments, international organizations and scientists last year when he said distributing condoms was not the answer to Africa

Report: Ex-Vienna choir boys say they were abused

AP  posted:  Thursday 03/11/10 07:11 PM EST
. The choir was run for 30 years by Pope Benedict XVI's brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, who this week acknowledged slapping students and apologized for being told about beatings

German schools angry over church abuse scandal

AP  posted:  Thursday 03/11/10 06:27 PM EST
Thursday, including a former member of the all-boys choir led by the pope's brother. The uproar came a day before Germany's highest bishop was to meet Pope Benedict XVI in Rome

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