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Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 02:13 PM PDT

FILE - In this undated picture released by Sergio Rubin, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires, right, kisses the hand of Pope John Paul II during a ceremony at the Vatican. Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis on Wednesday, March 13, 2013, cleared Pope John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession and setting up a remarkable dual canonization along with another beloved pope, John XXIII. (AP Photo/Sergio Rubin)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Friday cleared two of the 20th century's most influential popes to become saints, approving a miracle needed to canonize Pope John Paul II and waiving Vatican rules to honor Pope John XXIII.

AP Interview: Vatican's 007 on money-laundering

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 11:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this photo taken on May 22, 2013, Rene Bruelhart, director of the Financial Information Authority, an institution established by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 to monitor the monetary and commercial activities of Vatican agencies, meets the press at the Vatican. The tumultuous revelations about wrongdoing involving the Vatican bank couldn't have come at a worse time for Rene Bruelhart, the Swiss-born anti-money laundering expert recruited by the Holy See last year to oversee its push for greater financial transparency. Bruelhart was heading to Sun City, South Africa for the annual meeting of the Egmont Group, a gathering of financial information agencies from 130 countries, when the Vatican announced that its top two bank managers had resigned amid a blossoming financial scandal and indications that the executives were holding back the bank's much-touted anti-money laundering efforts. Despite the revelations, the Holy See won a coveted membership in the Egmont Group on Wednesday, joining a club that aims to share financial information in the global fight against money laundering and terror financing .(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The revelations of wrongdoing currently rocking the Vatican bank couldn't have come at a worse time for the Swiss-born anti-money laundering expert hired to lead the Holy See's push for greater financial transparency.

Vatican monsignor denied house arrest in $26M plot

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 10:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this photo taken on May 22, 2013, Rene Bruelhart, director of the Financial Information Authority, an institution established by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 to monitor the monetary and commercial activities of Vatican agencies, meets the press at the Vatican. The tumultuous revelations about wrongdoing involving the Vatican bank couldn't have come at a worse time for Rene Bruelhart, the Swiss-born anti-money laundering expert recruited by the Holy See last year to oversee its push for greater financial transparency. Bruelhart was heading to Sun City, South Africa for the annual meeting of the Egmont Group, a gathering of financial information agencies from 130 countries, when the Vatican announced that its top two bank managers had resigned amid a blossoming financial scandal and indications that the executives were holding back the bank's much-touted anti-money laundering efforts. Despite the revelations, the Holy See won a coveted membership in the Egmont Group on Wednesday, joining a club that aims to share financial information in the global fight against money laundering and terror financing .(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican monsignor arrested in a 20 million euro ($26 million) money smuggling plot has been denied house arrest.

Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be made saints: Vatican

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 10:18 AM PDT

File photo of John Paul II at his private apartment at the end of the Sunday Angelus prayer at the VaticanBy Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul II, the globe-trotting pontiff who led the Catholic Church for nearly 27 years, and Pope John XXIII, who called the reforming Second Vatican Council, will be declared saints, the Vatican said on Friday. The Vatican said Pope Francis had approved a second miracle attributed to John Paul, a Pole who was elected in 1978 as the first non-Italian pope in 450 years and died in 2005. His progression to sainthood is the fastest in modern times. ...

Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood, decides to canonize John XXIII without miracle

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 04:12 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has cleared John Paul II for sainthood, approving a miracle attributed to his intercession.

Pope Francis decides to canonize Pope John XXIII even without having usual miracle approved

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 04:02 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis decides to canonize Pope John XXIII even without having usual miracle approved.

Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood, approves miracle attributed to intercession

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 03:58 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis clears John Paul II for sainthood, approves miracle attributed to intercession.

Vatican prelate accused of smuggling cash denied house arrest

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 03:46 AM PDT

A woman walks past the entrance of the courthouse in RomeROME (Reuters) - A Vatican prelate detained on suspicion of trying to smuggle tens of millions of euros into Italy will remain in jail after an Italian judge on Friday rejected his request to be released into house arrest, judicial sources said. The judge decided there was still a need to keep Monsignor Nunzio Scarano in prison due to concerns that he could tamper with evidence or try to escape if released, the sources said. Scarano, who had close connections to the Vatican bank, was arrested last week along with Giovanni Zito, a secret services agent, and financial broker Giovanni Carenzio. ...

Pope Francis stresses continuity in first encyclical on faith

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 03:07 AM PDT

Pope Francis waves as he leaves after leading the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued his first encyclical on Friday with a message on the importance of Christian faith that showed he plans no radical departure from the doctrinal stance of his predecessor Benedict. "Lumen Fidei" (Light of Faith) was originally intended to form a part of a series by Benedict on the theological virtues, following earlier encyclicals on love and hope, but was not completed by the time of his shock resignation in February. ...

Pope Francis issues 1st encyclical, meditation on faith written with Benedict XVI

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 03:01 AM PDT

Pope Francis issues 1st encyclical, meditation on faith written with Benedict XVI.

STORY REMOVED: BC-EU--Vatican-Gay Marriage

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 02:05 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Associated Press has withdrawn its story about Pope's meeting with the Archbishop of Canterbury. The story was mistakenly resent on Friday. The same story was originally filed on June 14, 2013.

Pope seeks Anglican help on defending marriage

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 01:47 AM PDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has waded diplomatically into the gay marriage debate, telling the Archbishop of Canterbury he wants to work together to promote family values "based on marriage."

Vatican bank told of "clear failings" at meeting: source

Posted: 04 Jul 2013 05:15 PM PDT

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A preliminary inquiry by the Vatican bank after the arrest of a Vatican prelate on suspicion of trying to smuggle huge sums of money into Italy from Switzerland found "clear failings" at the institution, a source close to the bank said on Thursday. The board of the bank, formally known as the Institute for Works of Religion (IOR), held a meeting on Thursday that also addressed the shock resignation of its two top managers on Monday. The meeting had not been made public. ...

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