Vatican City

Type: Country
Name: Vatican City
population: 768
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Pope appeals for Chinese Catholics' freedom from fear

Pontiff asks Virgin Mary to 'sustain' community (ANSA) - Vatican City, May 22 - China's Catholic community was remembered by Pope Francis at Wednesday's general audience in St Peter's square, who appealed to the Virgin Mary to "sustain them"."Let them ... [Published ansa.it - 3 mins ago]
First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Nation world briefs for Tuesday

Pistorius’ brother off hookOne Pistorius brother is free of charges — acquitted Tuesday of culpable homicide in the death of a woman in a road accident. The famous younger brother, Olympian double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, still must face his day in court ... [Published Wilkes-Barre Times Leader - 1 hour ago]
First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 6 reports

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

VATICAN CITY -- Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has bubbled up ever since Francis laid his hands on the head of a young man, said by his priest to be possessed by the demon, on Sunday in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen ... [Published Columbus Dispatch - 4 hours ago]
First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

Pope prays for victims of Oklahoma tornado

POPE-OKLAHOMA (UPDATED) May-21-2013 (220 words) With photos. xxxiVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As the death toll rose from the massive tornado that struck near Oklahoma City May 20, Pope Francis offered a special prayer for the victims during his early morning ... [Published Catholic News - 18 hours ago]
First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Pope Francis visits Vatican soup kitchen

(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis visited the "Gift of Mary" soup kitchen and women’s shelter run by the Missionaries of Charity on Tuesday evening, to mark the 25th anniversary of the facility's opening in the Vatican. In remarks to staff and guests, the ... [Published News.va - 3 hours ago]
First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Money should serve not rule

On Thursday May 16, Pope Francis received the credential letters of four new ambassadors from Kyrgyzstan, Antigua and Barbuda, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Botswana to the Holy See. In his address to these four diplomats Pope Francis rightly accentuated ... [Published Malta Independent Daily - 3 hours ago]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 11 hours ago - 2 reports

Vatican denies claims Pope Francis performed public exorcism

APPope Francis lays his hands on the head of a young man on Sunday, after celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square.VATICAN CITY — Is Pope Francis an exorcist?The question has bubbled up ever since Francis laid his hands on the head of a young man in a ... [Published New York Post - 16 hours ago]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 reports

Pope: power struggles outside Jesus' vision of Church

/ 01:39 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While acknowledging that power struggles have existed in the Church since it began, Pope Francis said Jesus’ teaching on power leaves no room for them.“In the Church the greatest is the one who serves most, the one who is ... [Published Catholic World Report - 14 hours ago]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

Protester spends second day on Vatican dome

VATICAN CITY (CBS) -- A man prepared to spend the second day on a ledge on the dome of St Peter's Basilica on Tuesday (May 21) as he protests against Italy's political system and its collapsing economy.Identified by police as Marcello Di Finizio, the ... [Published Todaysthv.com - 17 hours ago]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 3 reports

Image of Pope Francis with faithful leads to suspicion he performed exorcism

VATICAN CITY – Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter's Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, convulsed and ... [Published Birmingham Star - 19 hours ago]
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Pope names cardinals to advise on Vatican reform

Catholic News ServiceAmid rising concerns about corruption and mismanagement in the central administration of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis named an international panel of cardinals to advise him on the latest reform of the Vatican bureaucracy.The ... [Published Diocese of Austin - May 21 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Pope visiting Mother Teresa shelter in Vatican City

- Pope Francis is paying a private visit on Tuesday to the homeless shelter run by the Missionaries of Charity of Blessed Mother Teresa of Kolkata in Vatican City. During the evening visit to the shelter called “Dono di Maria”, the Italian for ‘Gift of ... [Published Vatican Radio - May 20 2013]

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"Let them live daily lives practicing their faith...without being afraid to speak of Jesus" the pontiff said
...The richer are becoming richer and the poor and being forcefully immersed into their poverty. The hub of the problem is the promotion of "ideologies which uphold the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation, and thus deny the right of control to States, which are themselves charged with providing for the common good" . The Pope has also pointed out that rampant and diffused corruption coupled with selfish fiscal evasion are the horrendous
The channel quoted exorcists saying there was "no doubt the pope was either reciting a prayer for freeing from the devil or performing an exorcism"
...Robert Gahl, a moral theologian at Rome's Pontifical Holy Cross University. "So, one would expect an upswing in his malicious activity in the wake of de-Christianization and secularization" in the world and a surge in such factors as drug use, pornography and superstition

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Pope appeals for Chinese Catholics' freedom fro... [Published ansa.it - 3 mins ago]
Nation world briefs for Tuesday [Published Wilkes-Barre Times Leader - 1 hour ago]
Making a world of difference [Published Times Education Supplement - 2 hours ago]
Pope Francis visits Vatican soup kitchen [Published News.va - 3 hours ago]
Money should serve not rule [Published Malta Independent Daily - 3 hours ago]
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist? [Published Columbus Dispatch - 4 hours ago]
'Pope wasn't driving out devil' [Published Sowetan - 5 hours ago]
Vatican plays down talk of pope exorcising demons [Published Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 6 hours ago]
Vatican: That was no exorcist [Published Hamilton Spectator - 6 hours ago]
Missio: Pope Francis to unlock app for Pontific... [Published I Observe - 7 hours ago]
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist? [Published Winston-Salem Journal - 8 hours ago]
Pope prays over suffering man; some call it exo... [Published San Angelo Standard-Times - 10 hours ago]
Wills v. Pfaff [Published America Magazine - 10 hours ago]
5/22/2013: HTWORLD: Oklahoma twister tracked pa... [Published Hindustan Times - 11 hours ago]
Is the Pope an exorcist? Watch this [Published Brisbane Courier-Mail - 13 hours ago]
Fighting poverty would limit trafficking, Vatic... [Published National Catholic Reporter - 13 hours ago]
Prudentialife pPlan holders want liquidation de... [Published Philippine Daily Inquirer - 13 hours ago]
Pope: power struggles outside Jesus' vision of ... [Published Catholic World Report - 14 hours ago]
Samuel Moncada is the new Venezuelan ambassador... [Published El Universal Venezuela - 14 hours ago]
New Missal Survey Shows Most Priests Dissatisfied [Published dotCommonweal - 14 hours ago]
The Mind of Francis: International Diplomacy [Published National Catholic Reporter - 15 hours ago]
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist? [Published Pottsdown Mercury - 15 hours ago]
Pope criticizes 'savage capitalism' on visit to... [Published Yahoo! News - 15 hours ago]
Incident fuels speculation of Pope Francis as e... [Published Las Vegas Review Journal - 15 hours ago]
Tens of thousands march for life in Rome [Published I Observe - 15 hours ago]
Archbishop says people returning to confession ... [Published I Observe - 15 hours ago]
For a Christian, progress means lowering onesel... [Published Vatican Radio - 15 hours ago]
Lew learned of potential for´troubling finding... [Published Lucianne.com - 15 hours ago]
Pope Francis the exorcist? Bishops convinced po... [Published National Post | Life » Holy Post - 16 hours ago]
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New Missal Survey Shows Most Priests Dissatisfied [Published dotCommonweal - 14 hours ago]
The closer you get, the worse it looks. That seems to be the takeaway from a collection of surveys over the past year intended to gauge the response of Catholics to the new English translation of the Roman Missal. The controversial new English translation ...
Pope Francis the exorcist? Bishops convinced po... [Published National Post | Life » Holy Post - 16 hours ago]
VATICAN CITY — Is Pope Francis an exorcist? The question has been swirling ever since Francis laid his hands Sunday on the head of a young man after celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square. The young man heaved deeply a half-dozen times, shook, and he ...
Erin Go Wrong [Published The Corner on National Review Online - May 20 2013]
Boston College commencement goes on today without the presence of Boston’s Sean Cardinal O’Malley. He’s staying away on account of the Catholic college’s commencement speaker, Irish prime minister Enda Kenny, who is advocating liberalization of the ...
"We've Returned to the Golden Calf" – Francis o... [Published Whispers in the Loggia - May 16 2013]
Earlier today, the Pope received a group of four new ambassadors to the Holy See for the presentation of their credentials.Per custom for the pontiffs, Francis gave an address on issues of geopolitical concern. Yet while his predecessors would tailor ...
For First Time, the Vatican Enters Prestigious ... [Published The China Blog - May 16 2013]
The first thing visitors will see when they enter the Vatican Pavilion at the Venice Biennale—an art show dedicated to the modern and cutting edge—will be a nod to the past: a three-paneled triptych on which the 20th-century Italian artist Tano Festa ...
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Pope Francis receives Chancellor Merkel [Published The Vatican - YouTube Channel - May 20 2013]
Historic fresco discovered in Vatican City [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - May 04 2013]
Someone in The Vatican Loves Porn [Published The Young Turks - YouTube - Apr 10 2013]
Pope Francis lists priorities during installation [Published CBS News Online - YouTube - Mar 19 2013]
Argentina revels as local son becomes pope [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Mar 19 2013]
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How Apostolic Constitutions of the Catholic Chu... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Mar 14 2013]
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