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In Easter Message, Pope Urges Diplomacy in Libya
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI offered an Easter prayer Sunday for diplomacy to prevail over warfare in Libya and for citizens of the Middle East to build a new society based on respect. He also called on Europeans to welcome refugees from North Africa. "In heaven, all is peace and gladness. But, alas, all is not so on earth!" the pope lamented as he delivered the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to a crowd of more than 100,000 that overflowed from St. Peter's Square. "In the current conflict in Libya, may diplomacy and dialogue ...
Confession iPhone App a High-Tech Shortcut to Absolution?
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsBroken one of the Ten Commandments lately? Tell your iPhone. A new Confession app is available for download in the iTunes App Store. Features include "ability to add sins not listed in standard examination of conscience," step-by-step guides to the Sacrament of Reconciliation and seven acts of contrition. The app, which was developed by Little i Apps in partnership with Catholic priests, has been officially sanctioned by the church. Note, however, that it's designed to help users prepare for confession, not to replace in-person trips to the confessional. The Catholic League wants to make ...
Pope Says Marriage Is Not an Absolute Right
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI told priests Saturday to do a better job counseling would-be spouses to ensure their marriages last and said no one has an absolute right to a wedding. Benedict made the comments in his annual speech to the Roman Rota, the Vatican tribunal that decides marriage annulments. An annulment is the process by which the church effectively declares that a marriage never took place. Benedict acknowledged that the problems that would allow for a marriage to be annulled cannot always be identified beforehand. But he said better pre-marriage counseling, which the ...
Pope John Paul on the Fast Track to Sainthood
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsLess than a year ago, the memory of Pope John Paul II, thought to be one of the most beloved pontiffs in history, was tarnished by some of the allegations in a Catholic sex abuse scandal that swept Europe and shook the Vatican to its very foundation. But today Pope Benedict XVI placed John Paul on the fast track to sainthood, greenlighting a miracle attributed to the late pontiff and setting May 1 as the date for his beatification. The news thrilled the faithful, who have seen the church battered not only by clergy sexual abuse but also by recent attacks on Christians worldwide. "We are ...
Islamic Leader to Pope on Blasphemy: Mind Your Own Business
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsAn influential Islamic leader says Pope Benedict XVI should mind his own business after the pontiff called on Pakistan to repeal its anti-blasphemy laws. "The pope has given a statement today that has not only offended the 180 million Muslims in Pakistan, it has also hurt the sentiments of the entire Islamic world," said Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, a senior leader of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam. "This is an interference in Pakistan's internal matters. ... We respect the pope, being head of Christians and their religion, but he should also refrain from interfering in Muslims' religious affairs," he said, ...
God Behind the Big Bang, Pope Says
By Hugh Collins - AOL NewsThe Big Bang was an act of God, with divine will bringing the universe into being, Pope Benedict XVI told a gathering of Catholics at the Vatican. "The universe is not the result of chance, as some would want to make us believe," Benedict said Thursday, according to Reuters. "Contemplating it [the universe], we are invited to read something profound into it: the wisdom of the creator, the inexhaustible creativity of God," Benedict told some 10,000 people gathered to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. Benedict has worked to integrate modern scientific theories into religious teaching, ...
Pope Pushes Sicilians to Keep Fighting Mafia
By not in system - AOL NewsPALERMO, Sicily (Oct. 3) -- Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to a priest slain by the Mafia and encouraged people in Sicily not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island where organized crime has held sway for centuries. Sicilians had been hoping Benedict would use his words and presence during his first visit as pontiff to give a boost to efforts to try to rid the island of Cosa Nostra. "The temptation toward discouragement, to resignation, comes to those who are weak in faith, to those who confuse evil with good, to those who think that, faced with often profound evil, ...
Pope Fears 'Marginalization' of Christianity
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON (Sept. 17) -- Pope Benedict XVI warned against the increasing "marginalization" of Christianity in a speech at the British Parliament today, hours after police arrested a group of men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack during his U.K. visit. Speaking to an audience at Westminster Hall that included former Prime Ministers Tony Blair, Margaret Thatcher and Gordon Brown, Benedict said the role of religion in public life has been diminished, contributing to moral relativism and a breakdown of ethics. "There are those who would advocate that the voice of religion be silenced, or at ...
In UK Visit, Pope Admits Failures Over Sex Abuse
By Lauren Frayer - AOL News(Sept. 16) -- Before he landed today in Britain for a historic first-ever state visit, Pope Benedict XVI delivered his harshest comments yet about the Catholic Church's response to sex abuse, admitting that the hierarchy failed to act decisively against priests who rape or molest children. The pope acknowledged that "the authority of the church was not sufficiently vigilant and not sufficiently swift and decisive" against abusers. "I must say that these revelations were a shock for me, a great sadness," he said. Benedict also said the church's "first interest is the victims" rather than its ...
Backlash Greets Pope's Rejection of Bishops' Resignations
By Terence Neilan - AOL News(Aug. 12) -- The Vatican has decided not to accept the resignations of two Irish bishops in the wake of a report that found widespread sexual abuse in the Dublin diocese boys' institutions, setting off a storm of complaints. Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field announced their decisions to quit in December, saying that by doing so they hoped to bring "peace and reconciliation" to the victims. The two were auxiliary bishops in Dublin when a report issued in November by the Murphy Commission found that sexual abuse of boys was "endemic," but that the perpetrators had been protected by the Roman ...
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