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What would Jesus drive? Pope tells priests to buy "humble" cars

Posted: 06 Jul 2013 11:39 AM PDT

Pope Francis speaks as he leads a meeting celebrating the "Year of the faith" in Paul VI's hall at the VaticanVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Saturday it pained him to see priests driving flashy cars, and told them to pick something more "humble". As part of his drive to make the Catholic Church more austere and focus on the poor, Francis told young and trainee priests and nuns from around the world that having the latest smartphone or fashion accessory was not the route to happiness. "It hurts me when I see a priest or a nun with the latest model car, you can't do this," he said. "A car is necessary to do a lot of work, but please, choose a more humble one. ...

Francis: church shouldn't fear structural renewal

Posted: 06 Jul 2013 10:45 AM PDT

Pope Francis is cheered by the crowd as he arrives for a meeting with novices at the Paul VI hall, Vatican, Saturday, July 6, 2013 Pope Francis says the Catholic church needs to renew structures to accord with "the places, the times." Francis has been waging a campaign to root out corruption and power plays in the Vatican's bureaucracy and to keep sight of what is essential in the church he was elected in March to lead. The Argentine-born pontiff offered the encouragement for renewal in a homily during Mass Saturday at the Vatican City hotel where he lives. Francis told Catholics "not to be afraid of renewing some structures" to accord with "the places, the times" and the people, but he didn't specify what needed to be changed. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis called for structural renewal in the Catholic church to keep up with the times, although advising future priests and nuns Saturday to shun costly trappings like the latest smart phones so they can use more resources to help the poor.

Italian prosecutors drop inquiry into former Vatican bank chief

Posted: 06 Jul 2013 05:32 AM PDT

Head of the Vatican bank Tedeschi looks on during Pope Benedict XVI's Wednesday general audience in Paul VI hall at the VaticanROME (Reuters) - Italian prosecutors have dropped inquiries into the Vatican bank's former president Ettore Gotti Tedeschi after concluding a money laundering investigation, judicial sources told Reuters. Prosecutors accuse the bank's director general, Paolo Cipriani, and its deputy director Massimo Tulli, who both resigned this week, of "authorizing illegal financial transactions", said the sources, who asked not to be named. The Vatican bank was not immediately available for comment on Saturday and in the past a spokesman has declined to comment. ...

Mexican land donation to church draws fire

Posted: 05 Jul 2013 07:25 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A government donation of land to the Roman Catholic church to build a chapel in the Mexican resort city of Cancun is drawing fire in a country sensitive to religious favoritism.

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