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Pope warns Church against closing in on itself
Reuters* Francis warns of threat of a self-referential Church * Urges faithful to go out to the "very outskirts" of the world * Mass marks Pentecost Sunday, viewed as birthday of Church By Catherine Hornby VATICAN CITY, May 19 (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned...Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Pentecost, Religious Festivals
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Pope calls for renewal in church while hewing to doctrine, staying united
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for renewal in the Catholic church as he wrapped up two days of mass gatherings in St. Peter's Square aimed at energizing the faithful. About 200,000 people turned out Sunday for Mass celebrated by...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, The Pope, Vatican City, Separation of Church and State
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Pope decries more concern over banks than people; leads Vatican rally, meets with Merkel
Associated PressVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle of people to feed their families, as he led a huge rally Saturday to invigorate the church's moral conscience,...Tags: Politics, Roman Catholicism, Rome (Italy), The Pope, Germany
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Church must help the poorest, not dissect theology, pope says
Reuters* Pope says world facing "a crisis of man" * Met Merkel earlier in day, discussed economic troubles * Warns against becoming theological "starched Christians" By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - Pope Francis shared personal moments...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Pentecost, Religion and Belief, Vatican City
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Chicago's first archbishop was 'good prelate, good man'
Chicago Tribune reporterWhen the president of All Hallows College in Ireland saw the regal man on the framed canvas, he knew the portrait buried in a Dublin basement should head home to Chicago. The painting of Patrick Feehan, Chicago's first Roman Catholic archbishop,...Tags: Great Chicago Fire (1871), Immigration, Parochial Schools, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, College of Cardinals
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Germany's Merkel visits Pope, urges tougher market controls
Reuters* Pope and Merkel spoke for unusually long 45 minutes * Merkel flew to Rome just to see pope * Francis recently issued strong call for financial reform By James Mackenzie VATICAN CITY, May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel met Pope...Tags: Rome (Italy), The Pope, Germany, Globalization, Entertainment
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Catholic Leaders Call Faithful Back To Confession, Report Some Success
The Hartford CourantThere's an iPhone app for confession. Password protected, of course. You can't tell it your sins, receive forgiveness, and fulfill the Roman Catholic sacrament of penance, or reconciliation. But the Confession app — billed as "the perfect aid for...Tags: Apple iTunes, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics, Roman Catholicism, Belief and Faith
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Gaucho exhibition at Vatican a tribute to pope's homeland
Reuters* Pope Francis expected to visit exhibition privately * Includes 100-year-old photos of frontier life on the Pampas * Many objects leave Argentina for the first time By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Gauchos, the legendary...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Argentina, Hobbies, The Pope
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Vatican Bank to publish its accounts, launch website
Reuters* Trying to shed reputation as world's most secretive bank * Bank will hire international auditing firm By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a centre of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Radio, Christianity, Organized Crime, Italy
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Pope rails against "dictatorship of the economy", urges reform
Reuters* Pope makes first major speech on economic issues * Decries "tyranny" of the market, "cult of money" * Calls for ethical reforms of financial structures By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Values, Cults and Sects, Finance, The Pope
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Vatican Bank to publish yearly report, launch website
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a center of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its annual report in an effort to increase transparency, its new president said. Ernst von Freyberg told the bank's employees of the...Tags: Radio, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Organized Crime, Italy
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Disgraced Cardinal O'Brien to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
ReutersVATICAN CITY, May 15 (Reuters) - Cardinal Keith Patrick O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after acknowledging sexual misconduct, will leave Scotland for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A...Tags: Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Roman Catholicism, Christianity, Sex Crimes, Religion and Belief
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