2013年2月15日星期五

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Catholic bishops ask Congress for contraceptives reprieve

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 03:45 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops stepped up their battle against President Obama's contraceptives policy on Friday by urging Congress to use its fiscal debate to free religious employers from a mandate requiring insurance coverage for birth control. In a letter to all 535 members of Congress, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore suggested two provisions to extend existing federal conscience protections to the contraceptives mandate and strengthen the ability of opponents to seek vindication in federal court. ...

Kyle Chandler for Pope!

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 03:19 PM PST

Today in show business news: Coach Taylor is headed to Rome, Christina Ricci has a surprisingly old daughter, and Kirstie Alley will soon be on TV again.

Conservatives to unveil long-delayed religious freedom office next week

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:31 PM PST

OTTAWA - The Harper government is planning to announce its long-awaited Office of Religious Freedom in an event at a Toronto-area mosque next Tuesday.

Records of disgraced Catholic order Legion of Christ released in RI amid lawsuit over will

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 12:11 PM PST

Records of disgraced Catholic order Legion of Christ released in RI amid lawsuit over will.

The Vatican's New Chief Banker Has Financial Ties to War

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:54 AM PST

The pope approved German lawyer Ernst von Freyberg to head the Vatican bank (officially known as the Institute for the Works of Religion) today, according to a Reuters report. The appointment could be Benedict's last major decision before he retires at the end of the month, and Catholics are counting on von Freyberg to rehabilitate the tarnished image of a bank beset by last year's money laundering scandals. The bank has been without a president since Ettore Gotti Tedeschi's ouster in May 2012. 

Pope Benedict's Last Intriguing Piece of Business

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 11:17 AM PST

VATICAN CITY — The historic announcement of Benedict XVI that he would resign as pope Feb. 28 has set off a global guessing game as to who will take his place on the altar in St. Peter's Basilica.

Pope will have security, immunity by remaining in the Vatican

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:58 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI poses with Italian cardinal Bagnasco and bishops from the Liguria region during a meeting at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's decision to live in the Vatican after he resigns will provide him with security and privacy. It will also offer legal protection from any attempt to prosecute him in connection with sexual abuse cases around the world, Church sources and legal experts say. "His continued presence in the Vatican is necessary, otherwise he might be defenseless. He wouldn't have his immunity, his prerogatives, his security, if he is anywhere else," said one Vatican official, speaking on condition of anonymity. ...


Vatican's new bank chief has military ship links

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 10:19 AM PST

Vatican's new bank chief has military ship linksThe Vatican was drawn into a new controversy Friday after acknowledging that its bank's new president is also chairman of a shipbuilder making warships — a significant conflict for an institution that ...


German appointed to head scandal-hit Vatican bank

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:22 AM PST

A media correspondent sits on the ground in Rome, as Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican is seen in the backgroundVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican appointed a German lawyer to head its bank on Friday, but the bid to turn the fortunes of the scandal-hit institution was clouded by his business links to a military shipbuilder. The appointment, made by a commission of cardinals, was approved by Pope Benedict and is likely one of his last major decisions before he resigns at the end of the month, a move he announced on Monday, stunning Catholics around the world. ...


Vatican bank in new controversy as incoming chief tapped from shipbuilder making warships

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:07 AM PST

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican was drawn into a new controversy over its embattled bank Friday after acknowledging that the institution's new president is also chairman of a shipbuilder making warships for Germany.

Pope Oks German lawyer to head embattled Vatican bank

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 06:16 AM PST

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI signed off on one of the last major appointments of his papacy Friday, approving a German lawyer and financier to head the Vatican's embattled bank.

Pope approves German lawyer to head embattled bank

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 03:57 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing after an audience with the Roman clergy in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. Benedict XVI is continuing his farewell tour with an off-the-cuff meeting with Roman priests, an annual encounter that has taken on poignant new meaning with his impending resignation.The Vatican has said Benedict would reflect Thursday on his personal experiences as a young theological expert attending the Second Vatican Council, the 1962-65 meetings that brought the Catholic Church into the modern world. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI has signed off on one of the last major appointments of his papacy, approving a German lawyer to head the Vatican's embattled bank.


Pope OKs German lawyer to head embattled Vatican Bank, 1 of last major appointments

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 03:42 AM PST

Pope OKs German lawyer to head embattled Vatican Bank, 1 of last major appointments.

Can the Vatican survive in our digital age?

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 10:24 PM PST

Soon-to-be-retired Pope Benedict XVI sends his very first tweet.The Catholic Church, accustomed to moving at the pace of centuries, seems lost in our global democratic culture dominated by a technologically fueled tabloid sensibility


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