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Sat Nam _/|\_ Will you follow the Pope on Twitter? Why or why not? His screen name will be @Pontifex. (Huffington Post article: The Pope Joins Twitter) Peace to all peacesign

Gay marriage a threat to humanity's future: Pope By Philip Pullella | Reuters – 20 hours ago.. . Pope Benedict XVI is welcomed during an audience with the diplomatic corps at the … VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said Monday that gay marriage was one of several threats to the...

By Francis X. Rocca c. 2011 Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI linked last month's riots in England to the corrosive effects of "moral relativism," and warned that preserving social order requires government policies based on "enduring values." Benedict made his...

Associated Press Pope marks 9/11, says no violence in God's name By NICOLE WINFIELD , 09.10.11, 07:56 AM EDT VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI insisted Saturday that violence must never be carried out in God's name as he marked the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a message...

August 16, 2011 Nun to emerge from convent after 84 years to meet pope AFP - August 16, 2011 9:04 AM MADRID - At 103 years old, Sister Teresita is ready to have the experience of a lifetime. After spending the last 84 years in a convent, she will emerge on Friday to meet Pope Benedict XVI in...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is in Rome for a two-day working visit which includes an audience with Pope Benedict XVI. Mr Najib's visit to the Vatican was planned before street protests rocked the Malaysian capital two weekends ago. The scheduled meeting with Pope...

April 23, 2011 Pope: Humanity isn't random product of evolution By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press - April 23, 2011 AP – Pope Benedict XVI holds a candle as he celebrates the Easter Vigil mass, in St. Peter's Basilica, at … VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI marked the holiest night of...

Pope: Jews not to blame for Christ's crucifixion By Nick Squires, The Daily Telegraph - March 2, 2011 3:08 PM Pope Benedict XVI says, in a new book, that all Jews are not responsible for Christ's death. Photograph by: Christophe Simon, AFP-Getty Images file The Pope has...

Pope can no longer donate organs: Vatican Reuters - February 4, 2011 Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves the Eucharistic celebration after giving to the 24 newly appointed cardinals their ring on November 21, 2010 at St Peter's basilica at The Vatican. Photograph by: AFP, Getty Pope...

By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) The most prestigious religious university in the Sunni Muslim world has suspended dialogue with the Vatican to protest statements by Pope Benedict XVI denouncing violence against Christians in Egypt. The move, on Thursday (Jan...

Marriage is not an absolute right: Pope AP, Jan 22, 2011, 08.36pm IST <SCRIPT>var facebookktitle='Marriage is not an absolute right: Pope'; facebookktitle=facebookktitle+" - The Times of India"...

Pope asks Pak to scrap anti-blasphemy law Vatican City, January 10 Pope Benedict XVI today called on Pakistan to scrap a blasphemy law after the murder of the Governor of Punjab, saying the legislation was a pretext for “acts of injustice and violence”. “I once more encourage the leaders of...

source:http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/the-popes-problem-is-hypocrisy-not-modernity/article1520479/ April 1, 2010 The Pope's problem is hypocrisy, not modernity By Ian Buruma From Friday's Globe and Mail Power is no longer privileged, and leeway is no longer given. The vow...

Pope Benedict XVI has delivered his traditional Christmas message at the Vatican, hours after a woman vaulted a barrier and knocked him to the ground. The Pope spoke in a firm voice in front of thousands of pilgrims, appearing undaunted by the earlier incident. The 82-year-old pontiff was...

The Catholic Church (and Pope Benedict XVI) were presented with a public relations powder keg last March when news broke that a nine-year-old Brazilian girl underwent an abortion after she'd been raped and impregnated with twins by her stepfather. Catholics from Sao Paolo to Paris were...

Pope calls for "world political authority" By Philip Pullella, Reuters - July 7, 2009 VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict on Tuesday called for a "world political authority" to manage the global economy and for more government regulation of national economies to pull the world out of the...

Pope calls for unity against terrorism Fri Jul 18, 2008 - Reuters By Philip Pullella SYDNEY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict called for all religions to unite against terrorism and resolve conflicts peacefully on Friday and heard an Islamic leader urge Christians to overcome "misconceptions and...

The death of Pope John Paul II created an extraordinarily overwhelming hysteria and media-hype across the world. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Hinduism/SIG=13fpfbh19/*http%3A//www.bangladesh-web.com/news/view.php?hidDate=2005-07-19&hidType=FEA&hidRecord=0000000000000000052997

Pope Benedict believes the Harry Potter books subtly seduce young readers and "distort Christianity in the soul" before it can develop properly, according to comments attributed to him by a German writer...

In a letter sent two years before becoming pope, Benedict XVI expressed concern that the Harry Potter books "erode Christianity ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/search/Christianity/SIG=12asmaaha/*http%3A//www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-07-14-pope-potter_x.htm?csp=34