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Benedict XVI tweaks conclave rules, makes last-minute appointments

Source: New Haven Register, Feb 22 2013, 2:46pm CST

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is clearing the decks of his pontificate, tweaking the rules of the conclave, finessing the religious rites used to launch the next papacy and making some eyebrow-raising fin ...

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'Gay Lobby' at the Vatican -- Really?

Source: The Huffington Post  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:47pm CDT

A "gay lobby" at the Vatican? My first reaction to the leaking of the words of Pope Francis was, "If this Vatican 'gay lobby' is supposed to be working for me and the LGBT movement, we ought to fire them immediately!" As a graduate of a Roman Cat ...

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John Paul II on the path to sainthood

Source: News24  |   Jun 18 2013, 3:33pm CDT

2013-06-18 22:33 Vatican City - Vatican theologians have attributed a second miracle to pope John Paul II, putting him firmly on the path to sainthood, the Ansa news agency reported on Tuesday. Quoting unnamed Vatican sources, Ansa s ...

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Marsha Blackburn, Woman?

Source: The Corner-National Review Online  |   Jun 18 2013, 8:45am CDT

Dismissing women who oppose the principles of radical feminism is an old tactic, but it is alive and well. Consider this write-up for New York Magazine noting that Tennessee congresswoman Marsha Blackburn ...

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Pope Francis: Christ Is the True Revolution

Source: About.com: Catholicism  |   Jun 18 2013, 5:54am CDT

A revolution, in order to transform history, must profoundly change human hearts. Revolutions that have taken place throughout the centuries have changed political and economic systems, but none of them have truly changed the human heart. Only Je ...

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St. Joseph's Name Added to All the Canons

Source: New Liturgical Movement  |   Jun 18 2013, 3:46am CDT

Fr. Zuhlsdorf reports that an official decree has been issued by the Congregation for Divine Worship, adding the name of Saint Joseph to the Second, Third and Fourth Eucharistic Prayers, as it was added to the Roman Canon by Bl. Pope John XXIII. Th ...

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Vatican lawyer not surprised by court's refusal to hear abuse case

Source: Catholic News Agency  |   Jun 18 2013, 1:53am CDT

Washington D.C., Jun 18, 2013 / 12:04 am (CNA).- A dismissed request that the International Criminal Court investigate U.S. clergy sex abuse as a crime against humanity misunderstands the nature of the Catholic Church, the Vati ...

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Pueblo Bishop Fernando Isern, 54, resigns, citing poor health

Source: Denver Post  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:19pm CDT

Pueblo Bishop Fernando Isern has resigned his position, according to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Diocese of Pueblo. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, apostolic nuncio to the U.S., announced the development Thursday i ...

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A spokesman clarifies Pope Francis's announced concerns about the "gay lobby" in the Vatican

Source: Down With Tyranny!  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:00pm CDT

by Ken The issue of a reputed "gay lobby" burst into public consciousness when its existence was offered as a possible reason for the sudden resignation of Pope Cardinal Ratguts (aka Benedict XVI), who was said to have cut and run ...

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Vatican diplomat, hotel director named to body overseeing Vatican bank

Source: The New Advent  |   Jun 17 2013, 11:08am CDT

VATICANBANK-RICCA June-17-2013 (450 words) xxxi Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has approved the appointment of the new interim prelate of the Vatican bank, Msgr. Battista Mario Ricca, a Vatican diplomat who has been director ...

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International Criminal Court Dismisses Abuse Claims Against the Vatican

Source: God’s Politics Blog  |   Jun 17 2013, 8:57am CDT

A campaign to hold former Pope Benedict XVI responsible for crimes against humanity floundered on Thursday as the International Criminal Court in The Hague threw out a case filed by victims of clergy sex abuse. Survivors Network of t ...

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