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Prelates to discuss response to sex abuse scandal (AP)

November 8th, 2010

AP - Pope Benedict XVI has summoned cardinals from around the world to a daylong summit in Rome next week on the clerical sex abuse scandal and other issues facing…

Pope names 24 new cardinals (AP)

October 20th, 2010

FILE - This April 4, 2008 file photo shows Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington D.C., during a lecture on 'Unifying Religious Threads that Provide a Common Ground for Peace', in Rome's Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Archbishop Wuerl is one of the 24 new cardinals named by Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 during has weekly general audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, files)AP - Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals Wednesday, putting his mark on the body that will elect his successor and giving a boost to Italian hopes to regain…

Pope to Sicilians fighting Mafia: do not fear (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful prior to an open-air mass at Palermo, on the island of Sicily, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to a Palermo priest slain by the Mafia and encouraged Sicilians not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island where organized crime has held sway for centuries. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - 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…

Pope to meet Anglican leader on Day 2 of UK visit (AP)

September 17th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets Maria Pyszczak who has been held up to his popemobile as he arrives at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, prior to a Papal Mass, Thursday, Sept. 16 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Chris Clark)AP - Pilgrims and protesters are greeting Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of his state visit to Britain.


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Pope seeks to improve ties with Anglicans (AFP)

September 16th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI presides over a Celebration of Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow. The pope said Thursday the Catholic Church failed to act quickly enough on paedophile priests, as he launched a historic visit to Britain with some of his strongest words yet on the scandal.(AFP/Andrew Yates)AFP - Pope Benedict XVI meets the leader of the world’s Anglicans Friday on the second day of a historic visit to Britain, which he began with strong words on…

Pope acknowledges church failures in abuse scandal (AP)

September 16th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets the journalists aboard the airplane to Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit, a controversial yet historic state trip that has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals which have shaken confidence in the Roman Catholic Church.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who…

Pope to begin 4-day UK visit with Scotland stop (AP)

September 16th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI waves before embarking from Ciampino airport, on the outskirts of Rome to start his four-day visit to the United Kingdom, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. After months of preparation and controversy, Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit overshadowed by sex abuse scandals that have shaken confidence in the church. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - After months of preparation and controversy, Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit overshadowed by sex abuse scandals that have shaken…

Pope praises life of 13th-century pontiff who quit (AP)

July 4th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful in front of the remains of Celestine V at the end of a mass in Sulmona, Italy, Sunday, July 4, 2010. The Pontiff has traveled to a central Italian town to pay homage to Celestine V, the 13th-century hermit pontiff who resigned, saying he was not up to the task. Benedict urged the faithful Sunday to learn from Celestine's sober and simple life. He praised Celestine for his detachment from material things such as money and clothes. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that “for all our weaknesses” priests have an important role in the world.


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Pope urges support for Mideast Christians (AP)

June 5th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI, left, reviews the honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace of the Republic of Cyprus Island in capital Nicosia, on Saturday, June 5, 2010. Greek Cypriot leaders made a blistering attack on Turkey for its occupation of northern Cyprus as Pope Benedict XVI began a pilgrimage to the divided island Friday bringing a message of peace to the region. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Pope Benedict XVI is urging support for the embattled Christian communities in the Middle East, calling them a vital force for peace in the region.


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Pope Benedict XVI makes sensitive trip to Cyprus (AP)

June 4th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI holds the ostensory as he celebrates a Corpus Domini mass in St. John in Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, June 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI departs Friday on a sensitive three-day trip to Cyprus, a visit likely to be colored by shock over the killing in Turkey of a bishop…

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