Vatican lashes out against sex abuse coverage
Cardinals rushed to Pope Benedict XVI's defense on Holy Thursday amid accusations he played a role in covering up sex abuse scandals, as an increasingly angry Vatican made a stinging attack on the U.S....
View ArticlePope may meet with abuse victims in Malta
In a key test, Pope Benedict XVI makes his first foreign trip since the clerical sex abuse scandal erupted when he visits heavily Catholic Malta this weekend -- and all eyes will be on whether he meets...
View ArticleVatican: Homer Simpson is Catholic
The Vatican newspaper has declared that Homer Simpson is part of the pope's flock -- a claim that leaves "The Simpsons" TV producer baffled."Few people know it and he does everything to hide it but it...
View ArticleProsecutors: Vatican bank defying laundering laws
Italian prosecutors contest claims by the Vatican bank that it is trying to comply with international rules to fight money laundering, saying an investigation that led to the seizure of euro23 million...
View ArticlePope wants to start debate on condoms and AIDS
Pope Benedict XVI sought to "kick-start a debate" when he said some condom use may be justified, Vatican insiders say, raising hopes the church may be starting to back away from a complete ban that...
View ArticleVatican praises EU decision on crucifixes in class
Crucifixes in public school classrooms do not violate a student's freedom of conscience, a European high court ruled Friday in a verdict welcomed by the Vatican in its campaign to remind the continent...
View ArticlePapal conclave goes to heart of Catholic mystery
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The papal conclave is steeped in mystery — and the church likes it that way. Elaborate ritual and veils of secrecy, after all, are fundamental to the papal mystique, seen as the...
View ArticleKnox case means more scrutiny for Italian justice system
ROME (AP) — When crooked American financier Bernie Madoff was sentenced in New York, the leading Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera published a front-page cartoon mocking Italy's trial system.On one...
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