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• New-found tale could be Hans Christian Andersen's
• Vatican denies free Christmas crib linked to corruption scandal
• Vatican austerity means donated nativity scene
• "Dinosaur" Berlusconi dumped by Italy's Catholic church
• Pope needs help sending out blessing in first tweet

New-found tale could be Hans Christian Andersen's Posted: 13 Dec 2012 01:54 PM PST For years, the somber fairy tale about a lonely candle that wanted to be lit dwelt in oblivion at the bottom of a box in Denmark's National Archives. Its recent discovery has sent ripples through the literary world because it is believed to be one of the first tales ever written by Hans Christian Andersen.

Vatican denies free Christmas crib linked to corruption scandal Posted: 13 Dec 2012 09:34 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Thursday there was no link between its decision to accept the gift of a nativity scene in St Peter's Square and allegations that it had previously paid inflated prices to have them built. This year's larger-than-life Christmas tableau depicting the biblical scene of Jesus' birth, worth about 90,000 euros ($120,000), was donated by the southern region of Basilicata, one of Italy's poorest. ...

Vatican austerity means donated nativity scene Posted: 13 Dec 2012 07:44 AM PST The Vatican has happily accepted a donated Nativity scene for St. Peter's Square this Christmas after a previous setup costing €550,000 ($717,000) was exposed by the embarrassing scandal over leaked Vatican ...

"Dinosaur" Berlusconi dumped by Italy's Catholic church Posted: 13 Dec 2012 06:14 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Italy's Catholic Church used to support Silvio Berlusconi as a bulwark against leftist governments and fears they might legalize gay marriage and euthanasia. There will be no blessing this time. "Like a bolt out of the blue, the dinosaur returns and throws the whole country into chaos". This was not a headline from an anti-Berlusconi paper but from an editorial in Famiglia Cristiana, an influential Catholic magazine with one of Italy's largest weekly circulations, reacting to the possibility of his political rebirth. ...

Pope needs help sending out blessing in first tweet Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:40 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - After weeks of anticipation bordering on media frenzy, Pope Benedict solemnly put his finger to a computer tablet device on Wednesday and tried to send his first tweet - but something went wrong. Images on Vatican television appeared to show the first try didn't work. The pope, who still writes his speeches by hand, seems to have pressed too hard and the tweet was not sent right away. So, he needed a little help from his friends. Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli of the Vatican's communications department showed the pontiff how to do it, but the pope hesitated. ...

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