Vatican strips Austria's reform priest of 'monsignor' title
The Vatican has stripped the founder of the Austrian Priests' Initiative of the title of monsignor days after he announced an international meeting of all reform groups for 2013
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With @Pontifex, pope reaches out to new kind of followers
To celebrate the launch of his new Twitter account, Pope Benedict XVI will tweet the answers to a handful of questions from his followers.
The pope's rare question-and-answer exchange on the social media site shows the church doesn't just want to teach the truth, but also to listen to others, said Archbishop Claudio Celli, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.
The archbishop and other Vatican officials spoke at a news conference Monday to reveal the pope's new Twitter account @Pontifex.
Judges in 'VatiLeaks' case say computer tech was hard to believe
Explaining why they found a Vatican computer technician guilty of aiding the papal butler who stole private papal correspondence, Vatican judges said they found much of his testimony hard to believe.
New rules aim to beef up Catholic identity of church charities
John Allen: The pope on Saturday published new papal rules directing bishops to exercise greater vigilance and control over Catholic charitable activity.
Vatican blasts media coverage of pope's latest book
The Vatican on Thursday blasted the press for focusing too narrowly on whether animals were present when Jesus was born, saying media coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's new book on Jesus' childhood missed the book's key message.
Writing on the front page of L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's semiofficial newspaper, Spanish theologian Jose Maria Gil Tamayo labeled the "media confusion" as another "symptom" of the "widespread and silent marginalization of God" in contemporary society.
Vatican consistory creating six cardinals packs global punch
The consistory over Thanksgiving weekend that saw the elevation of six new cardinals belonged to the whole world, not just the West.
Former Maryknoll head decries Vatican interference in Bourgeois case
Bourgeois: "The Vatican and Maryknoll can dismiss me, but they cannot dismiss the issue of gender equality in the Catholic Church."
Vatican: Priests, bishops should wear cassocks
NCR Today: Bishops, priests and religious should wear the formal long robes of a cassock during most occasions when visiting Rome, a high-ranking Vatican official has said.
Benedict's third volume in Jesus trilogy ready for Christmas
BENEDICT XVI'S “THE INFANCY NARRATIVES” TO BE PRESENTED ON 20 NOVEMBER
Vatican City, 14 November 2012 (VIS) - The Vatican Publishing House and Rizzoli Publications today announced that the book "L'Infanzia di Gesu", the third volume of Joseph Ratzinger - Benedict XVI's trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth, will be presented to the press on 20 November. The book is due to appear in English with the title "Jesus of Nazareth: The Infancy Narratives".
Visiting elderly, pope says 'it's wonderful being old'
Presenting himself as "an elderly man visiting his peers," Pope Benedict XVI visited a Rome residence for the elderly, urging the residents to see their age as a sign of God's blessing and urging society to value their presence and wisdom.
"Though I know the difficulties that come with being our age, I want to say, it's wonderful being old," the 85-year-old pope said Monday during a morning visit to the residence run by the lay Community of Sant'Egidio.
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