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)

Pope Benedict XVI is flanked by his aide George Gaenswein as he lights a candle at his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI celebrates Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, kicking off a busy two weeks of public appearances that will test his stamina. Hours before the evening Mass began, Benedict lit a candle in his studio window overlooking St. Peter's Square in a traditional sign of peace. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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)

Pope Benedict XVI  arrives to celebrate a mass in front of the St. Mary's cathedral in Erfurt, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day official visit to his homeland Germany. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)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)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, President Christian Wulff , 2nd from right, and his wife Bettina Wulff, right, welcome Pope Benedict XVI, 2nd from left, as he arrives at the airport Tegel in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day official visit to his homeland Germany. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)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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