Posts Tagged ‘Pope’
Pope Benedict performed exorcism in St. Peter’s Square in 2009, new book claims
The church’s self-proclaimed expert on exorcisms says Pope Benedict performed one in Rome’s St. Peter’s Square in 2009.
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Bronx native Edwin O’Brien is among the 22 Catholic clergyman appointed cardinals by the Pope
One of the 22 Catholic clergymen promoted Friday to cardinal by the Pope is a Bronx native assigned to Vatican City who makes a pilgrimage every spring to his childhood church.
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Pope: ‘Young people’ need to be ‘builders of peace’
Pope Benedict XVI in his New Year’s homily Sunday praised young people as key to securing a future of hope despite what he called “shadows on the horizon of today’s world.”
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Pope laments Christmas consumerism, glitter (AP)
AP – Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialization of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday’s “superficial glitter” to discover its true meaning.
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Benetton yanks smooching Pope ad from Unhate campaign
Fashion company Benetton caved in to pressure from the Vatican and pulled a Photoshopped ad that showed Pope Benedict XVI kissing a leading Islamic imam, the International Business Times reported Thursday.
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Pope celebrates Mass despite shooting incident (AP)
AP – Facing discontent within his German flock, Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of clerical sex abuse as he called for Roman Catholics in the former communist East to rediscover their faith.
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Pope begins state visit to Germany (AP)
AP – Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Germany on Thursday on his first state visit to his homeland, where he is expected to be greeted by large protests and even larger crowds of Catholic faithful.
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