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Media has tarnished Vatican`s image: Pope

A Vatican scandal involving leaked secret documents and the arrest of Paolo Gabriele has been exagge...

Pope breaks silence over Vatileaks scandal

Pope Benedict XVI feels betrayed by his butler who was recently arrested for illegal possession of s...

Vatican scandal: Pope wounded by Gabriele`s betrayal

Pope Benedict XVI feels betrayed by his butler, the Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said.

Pope Benedict’s butler charged over ‘Vatileaks’

Paolo Gabriele, 46, is suspected of leaking highly sensitive documents addressed to Benedict XVI.

Vatican butler detained in corruption case

Police had detained Paolo Gabriele on suspicion of stealing and leaking private documents belonging ...

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates 85th birthday at Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI on Monday celebrated a very Bavarian birthday, marking his 85 years with his broth...

Pope marks milestones amid signs of frailty, succession talk

Benedict, one of the oldest popes in history, turns 85 on Monday, and he marks the seventh anniversa...

Women have a special tie with the Lord: Pope

Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute to the role of women in Christianity as he gave a post-Easter prayer...

Pope marks Easter with call for Syria violence end

Pope Benedict XVI implored the Syrian regime Sunday to heed international demands to end the bloodsh...

Truth is stronger than lies: Pope at Easter vigil

Pope Benedict XVI, carrying a tall, lit candle, ushered in Christianity`s most joyous celebration wi...

Cubans mark Good Friday as official holiday

Cuba removed references to atheism from its Constitution in the 1990s, and relations have since warm...

Pope celebrates Good Friday in troubled times

Christians mark the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Friday in a series of ceremonies culminating on S...

Pope reaffirms ban on women priests, assails disobedience

Pope Benedict restated the Roman Catholic Church`s ban on women priests and warned that he would not...

43 arrested in post-papal visit Cuba crackdown

At least 43 Cuban dissidents have been arrested in areas near where Pope Benedict XVI visited last w...

Pope can`t cook, says brother

The pope can`t cook but knows how to wash dishes following dinner, according to his older brother.

What do you do: Castro to Pope

Pope Benedict and Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, both octogenarians, joked about their age...

Pope meets Fidel Castro, slams US embargo

The pope pressed the Cuban government to let the Catholic Church teach religion in schools and unive...

Pope holds open-air mass in Cuba, urges freedom for Church

The 84-year-old pope celebrated an open-air Mass for some 300,000 people in Havana`s Revolution Squa...

Pope, Castro meet as official squashes reform hopes

Pope Benedict and Cuban President Raul Castro met on Tuesday for talks on a papal trip that has spar...

Urging freedoms for Cuba, Pope honors patron saint

Pope Benedict urged Cubans to "work for justice" during a ceremony to pay homage to the island`s pat...

Pope heads to Cuba, seeking change, faith revival

Visiting 14 years after Pope John Paul II`s landmark trip to Cuba, Benedict will pay homage to the V...

Have hope, use faith against evil: Pope to Mexico

The pope delivered the message to an estimated 350,000 people against the backdrop of the Christ the...

Pope tells Mexico`s kids to be messengers of peace

Pope Benedict XVI reserved his only public remarks of the day for a gathering of about 4,000 childre...

Pope`s arrival in Mexico sparks surprising emotion

As Pope Benedict XVI`s plane appeared in the shimmering heat of Friday afternoon, people poured from...

Pope uses cane at airport at start of trip

Pope Benedict XVI used a cane to help him walk up to a plane during an airport ceremony to see him o...

Pope warns young off drug traffickers, wants change in Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI urged Mexican youths to reject lies told by drug traffickers to entice them to jo...

Anonymous hackers block Mexico pope visit sites

Anonymous claimed that Pope Benedict XVI`s visit to Mexico is a political move to support the conser...

No violence during papal visit: Mexican cartel

At least 11 banners signed by The Knights Templar gang were found in five municipalities, including ...

Cuba detains dissidents ahead of papal visit

The Ladies in White was formed in 2003, shortly after authorities jailed 75 intellectuals, activists...

Pope praises Shenouda III, shares pain over death

Pope Benedict XVI has said the Catholic Church shares the pain of the Coptic Orthodox Church over ...

‘Pope meeting with Fidel Castro is a possibility`

Pope Benedict XVI is "available" to meet Fidel Castro during his trip to Cuba this month but will n...

Cuban police remove dissidents from Havana church

The dissidents initially occupied the church on Tuesday to demand an audience with Benedict when he ...

Pope denounces gay marriage lobby to US bishops

Pope Benedict XVI waded deep into US campaign politics Friday, urging visiting US bishops to beef up...

New Syro-Malabar diocese in Delhi

Pope Benedict XVI established a new Syro-Malabar diocese in the region of Delhi and appointed Msgr K...

`Sex in marriage only acceptable way to conceive`

Pope Benedict XVI has called on married couples to shun artificial methods of conception.

Pope creates 22 new cardinals amid Vatican tensions

Pope Benedict XVI put his stamp of authority on the body that will elect his successor as he appoint...

`Vatileaks` casts cloud over new cardinal ceremony

With Pope Benedict XVI slowing down as he nears his 85th birthday, Saturday`s ceremony has taken on ...

`Pope will be assassinated within next 12 months`

The Vatican has dismissed the document published by the Il Fatto Quotidiano daily as "delirious".

Vatican prosecutor warns on Asia child abuse problem

The Vatican has asked national bishops` conferences to submit by May their guidelines on how to deal...

Pope hits out at `radical secularism`

Pope Benedict XVI says Roman Catholics in US need to understand the grave threats to their faith.

Pope Benedict XVI names 22 new cardinals

Cardinals are the pope`s top advisers, the elite group of churchmen who will eventually elect Benedi...

Catholic bishop resigns, says he has 2 kids

Pope accepted the resignation of a Catholic bishop from Los Angeles who admits he is the father of t...

Date set for second ever papal visit to Cuba

Pope Benedict XVI will begin only the second ever papal visit to Cuba on March 26, Catholic officia...

Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter

Pope Benedict XVI urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday`s "superficial glitter" to discover...

Pope heads into busy Christmas season tired, weak

Pope Benedict XVI turns 85 in the new year and people who have spent time with him recently say they...

Eliminate death penalty, says Pope

Pope Benedict XVI appealed to politicians to eliminate capital punishment, saying it is a violation ...

Pope calls for responsible, credible climate deal

Pope Benedict XVI called on Sunday for delegates attending this week`s UN climate change conference ...

Sex abuse `scourge` for all society: Pope

Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged that decades of scandals over clergy abusing children had left Cathol...

Pope leaves Africa with spiritual `road map`

The pastoral guide includes advice on everything from treating AIDS to the respect that should be sh...

Pope celebrates giant mass in voodoo heartland

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated mass at a stadium hosting tens of thousands in the voodoo heartland of...

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