VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI’s homily at the annual Chrism Mass on the morning of Holy Thursday dealt with the idea of an outdated church and the duty of priests.

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VATICAN CITY -- The faithful gathered in their thousands to hear the Pope’s homily on Palm Sunday, “the great doorway leading into Holy Week.”

ROME – In celebration of the 30^th anniversary of full ambassadorial relations between Britain and the Holy See, the Venerable English College in Rome hosted several high profile panel di

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 WASHINGTON -- Benedict XVI's journey to Cuba was evidently judged by his advisers to be a necessary one, in view of the numerous, long-standing problems the Church faces on that island. But it was

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ROME-- The Vatican has publicly condemned the tragic killing of children and teachers in a shooting outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, France.

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VATICAN CITY – A collection of some of the world’s oldest religious texts is being exhibited in a museum off St Peter’s Square this month.

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 The latest shenenigans at the Vatican bank, where senior officials evidently still are dragging their heels over implementing measures to prevent money laundering, are widely seen as symptomatic o

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 VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI condemned the increasing commercialisation of Christmas, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday's "superficial glitter" to discover its true meaning.

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