Vatican City News
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Vatican Casts Doubt on Papal World Cup Party
The Vatican says it is unlikely that Pope Francis and his predecessor, Pope Emeritus ..... get together to watch their home teams in the World Cup final on Sunday. Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said Thursday that the hour of …
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Today in History
… quick exit from bankruptcy protection with promises of making money and building cars people would be eager to buy. Pope Benedict XVI stressed the Catholic church's opposition to abortion and embryonic stem-cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama at the Vatican . Embattled Illinois Sen. Roland Burris announced he would not run for a full term in 2010. Jonathan Sanchez pitched …
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Religion News in Brief
… processed. ——— Pope asks sex abuse victims for forgiveness, vows to hold bishops accountable VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is promising to hold bishops accountable for the protection of minors. The pledge came as the …
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French Financier to Head Vatican Bank
The Vatican has chosen a French financier ..... As widely expected, the Vatican announced Wednesday it had ..... has been serving on a new Vatican economic council. He said ..... eliminate redundancy among the Holy See 's many media, with the …
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Vatican Bank's Profit Takes Big Dip Amid Reform
The Vatican Bank has reported a big dip in profits ..... but this year news reports said a top Vatican cardinal had transferred some 15 million ..... Italian film company considered close to the Vatican and that the transaction was under investigation …
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Pope Meets Catholics Sexually Abused by Clergy
… who were sexually abused by clergy. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi ..... apiece with Francis at the pope's Vatican hotel. None of the victims attended ..... encounter won't ease complaints that the Vatican has failed to punish bishops and other ..... than a PR event." Before Francis, Pope Benedict met several times with abuse victims …
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Vatican Taps Jesuit to Be Pope's Advisor to Legion
The Vatican has named a Jesuit canon lawyer as special papal adviser to the Legion of Christ to help guide it for the next few years following …
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Vatican Gives Thumbs up for Exorcist Association
… a legal weapon at their disposal. The Vatican has formally recognized the International ..... liberate the faithful from demons. The Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano reported Tuesday that the Vatican 's Congregation for Clergy had approved …
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Pope Meets Top Cardinals Amid Bank Shakeup Rumors
… financial reform talks amid fresh turmoil at the embattled Vatican bank. It was this time last year that the top two managers at the Institute for Religious Works were forced out after a Vatican monsignor with millions in the bank was arrested in an alleged ..... Von Freyberg, was appointed in February 2013 in one of Pope Benedict XVI's final acts in office. He has never been received …
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Vatican Gets in on Argentina-Switzerland Cup Game
… tested with Argentina's match against Switzerland at the World Cup on Tuesday. A cartoon posted on the Twitter feed of the Vatican 's social communications office showed the Argentine-born pontiff wearing a blue and white Argentina scarf over his white …
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Bishop in Mob Town Seeks Godfather Moratorium
Archbishop in mob stronghold of Reggio Calabria seeks papal OK for moratorium on godfathers
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Spain's New King and Queen Invite Pope to Visit
Spain's new king and queen have met with Pope Francis at the Vatican in their first foreign trip as monarchs and have invited the pontiff to visit Spain. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, wearing …
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Pope Leads Long Vatican Mass After Health Setbacks
… to hold up well Sunday during the more than 90-minute Mass in St. Peter's Basilica to honor Saints Peter and Paul. The Vatican has played down the cancellations, including one last-minute Friday because 77-year-old Francis had an unspecified …
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Pope Francis Again Cancels Event, Citing Illness
… visit the Gemelli hospital and celebrate a Mass there Friday afternoon. But nearly an hour after he was due to arrive, the Vatican issued a statement saying he was cancelling the trip due to an "unexpected indisposition." The pontiff has only one full …
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Vatican Ex-Ambassador Convicted of Sex Abuse
The Vatican 's former ambassador to ..... papal representative. The Vatican said Friday that Monsignor ..... Wesolowski was found guilty by the Vatican 's Congregation for the ..... the criminal tribunal of Vatican City , since as a papal diplomat …
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Best Moments from the Canonization of 2 Popes… at a public mass together. Pope Francis and his emeritus Pope Benedict XVI were on very friendly terms, embracing briefly during ..... 000 people watched the Mass in Rome, according to the Vatican press office. Those who did not make it to glimpse the ..... Together Under the Stars More than one million gathered in the Vatican to witness the historic event, many crowding on the streets …
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Priest Remembers Pope John Paul II Before Sainthood… pope's physical devotion to prayer even before performing a service. Pope John Paul II was canonized on Sunday in Vatican city . (Franco Origlia/Getty Images) "He was lying prostrate on the ground praying before the mass and that was probably …
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Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to Become Saints… souvenir stalls and flocking to St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican has hung banners bearing the images of John Paul II and John ..... afraid,'" she recalled. As church law requires, a team of Vatican doctors certified the cure had no medical explanation. Fourteen …
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What It Takes to Become a Saint… of two popes is the hot ticket at the Vatican this Sunday. Pope John XXIII, who ..... the church into the modern era with Vatican II, and Pope John Paul II, the charismatic ..... meaning "sainthood now" -- Pope Benedict XVI opened up the process weeks after ..... A panel of religious scholars at the Vatican evaluates the candidate's life, and …
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‘This Week’ Transcript: Sec. Jeh Johnson, Sen. Elizabeth Warren
… church. Pope Francis with Pope Benedict in attendance, making saints ..... liberal trends unleashed by Vatican II, the council by John ..... track to sainthood begun by Pope Benedict . And that has stirred some ..... Terry Moran, ABC News, Vatican City . (END VIDEOTAPE) STEPHANOPOULOS …
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Top 6 Destinations for Easter and Holy Week… celebrations. Italy It’s no surprise that Italy and Vatican City , an independent nation within the city of Rome, treat ..... Sunday, tens of thousands of Catholics gather in the Vatican ’s St. Peter’s Square to participate in a special …
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Pope Francis and Queen Elizabeth to Meet at the Vatican… to where he lives at the Vatican . President Obama Meets Pope Francis at the Vatican The protocols of this visit ..... between the United Kingdom and the Holy See . Historically though ..... difficult relations with the Vatican , as a break-away from …
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The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, March 28, 2014
… OBAMA AND POPE FRANCIS POLITICO'S Carrie Budoff Brown "Letter from Rome: A president, a Pope and one black cat " VATICAN CITY - President Barack Obama sat opposite Pope Francis at his spare desk adorned with a crucifix, looking very much like …
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What In The World Does A President Give A Pope?ROME — At their first-ever meeting, President Obama today presented Pope Francis with a custom-made chest, full of fruit and vegetable seeds used in the White House Garden. “If you have a chance to come to the White House, we can show you our garden...
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President Obama Meets Pope Francis At The VaticanPresident Obama met Pope Francis at the Vatican today. In his first official visit, which began at roughly ..... at the audience. This is Obama's second visit to the Vatican as president but his first with this pope . In 2009, he and First Lady Michelle Obama met Pope Benedict XVI, now pope emeritus. Obama he came bearing a special …
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What to Expect When Pope Francis and President Obama Meet… s second visit to the Vatican as president but his first ..... s first visit to the Vatican in 2009 , he could be seen ..... introduced by Ambassador to the Holy See Ken Hackett. And as the ..... made a 2009 visit to the Vatican to visit Pope Benedict XVI, he came bearing a special …
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7 Things You Didn’t Know About the Pope… immigrant family, according to his Vatican biography . As a young man ..... which cropped up around the Vatican early this year. "The pope ..... rumor that he snuck out of the Vatican at night to feed the homeless ..... sleep on the streets outside the Holy See 's walls, reported the Vatican …
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Pope Francis Says 'Superman' Image Is 'Offensive'… said, for example, that I leave the Vatican at night to go to distribute food to ..... style, he also spoke of Pope Emeritus, Pope Benedict XVI, who lives in the Vatican after resigning last year ahead of Francis ..... to a Benedictine abbey far from the Vatican . I thought of the grandfathers who …
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Pope Francis Renews Passport as Jorge Mario Bergoglio
… Interior Ministry/AP Photo) He's the head of the Vatican City -State, but Pope Francis is keeping his Argentine passport ..... waiting room. Argentine officials visited him in the Vatican to take his picture and fingerprints last Friday and …
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Then and Now: How the World Has Changed Since Facebook Was Born 10 Years Ago… Motorola was just sold off to Chinese computer manufacturer Lenovo . The Pope Then: Pope John Paul II was still in the Vatican when Facebook was born. However, a little over a year later, on Apr. 2, 2005, he passed away in his apartment. Now: Unlike his long-serving predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI stayed in office for a relatively short eight years, choosing to resign from the papacy in 2013. Enter Pope Francis …
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President Obama to Meet the Pope He Quotes and Admires… with his counterpart in the Vatican , Archbishop Pietro Parolin ..... President Obama's second visit to Vatican City since taking office. In 2009 ..... Pope Francis' predecessor, Pope Benedict , in the Vatican . While in Europe in March …
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'This Week' Transcript: 2013 Game Changers… STEPHANOPOULOS (voice-over): The first sign of a new day at the Vatican . FRANCIS (through translator): I would like to give a ..... voice-over): Less than a year after the sudden resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, Pope Francis has shifted focus from the scandals of …
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Secret Rooms, Passageways, Erotic Frescoes of the VaticanVatican City is the smallest country in the world ..... 10 Things You May Not Know About the Vatican . " And since it holds secrets, the day ..... is the best time to visit. "The Vatican 's Apostolic Palace, usually highly …
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Live Updates: Christmas at the Vatican With Pope Francis"Good Morning America" anchors Robin Roberts and Josh Elliott will broadcast live from St. Peter's Square in Vatican City this morning for Pope Francis' weekly General Audience as million of Catholics worldwide prepare for Christmas. Mobile …
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GMA's CHRISTMAS AT THE VATICAN
… ELLIOTT TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM VATICAN CITY ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA" WEDNESDAY ..... live from St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Wednesday, December 18. They ..... behind-the-scenes tour inside the Vatican , including the Terza Loggia of …