Pope meets the cardinals to discuss the pedophilia On Monday, Nov. 8, the Vatican said that Pope Benedict XVI Cardinals convenes for a special meeting in Rome. As reported by AFP, the main purpose of the meeting, scheduled for November 19... (Continue reading)
Pope during a solemn service at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican promised to rebuff critics of the church. During the Mass on Palm Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI expressed his hope that “faith will give him strength to reflect the pathetic... (Continue reading)
The Vatican formally denied the charges against Pope Benedict XVI accused of concealing the facts of sexual crimes against children, reports AFP. These accusations were made by journalists of the newspaper The New York Times. Published a March 24 article said... (Continue reading)
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday denounced the “atrocious” bloodshed in Nigeria after a massacre of Christian villagers, as police said 49 people would be charged over the killings. As new gunfire added to the tensions around the flashpoint city of Jos,... (Continue reading)
The pope’s brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys’ choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at... (Continue reading)
The brother of Pope Benedict XVI has told a newspaper he is willing to testify in the sex scandal rocking Germany’s Catholic Church, even though he says he knows nothing about the alleged abuse of boys in a choir he... (Continue reading)
President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has completed a short working visit to the Vatican, during which spoke to the Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican and visited an audience with Pope Benedict XVI’s. When the head of Russia’s state arrived... (Continue reading)