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Category - Pope Benedict XVI

3 Feb 2010

Pope criticised for 'inept' attack on UK Equality Bill

The Cutting Edge Consortium, which brings together people of all faiths and none to support the Equality Bill currently going through the British Parliament, has criticised the Pope's recent comments on the issue of discrimination.
18 Jan 2010

Catholics celebrate Peace Sunday with an added twist

There was an added poignancy to Peace Sunday in Catholic parishes across in England and Wales yesterday, as focus on environmental justice coincided with the unfolding tragedy in Haiti.
14 Jan 2010

Pontiff forgives attacker, but Vatican pursues legal case against her

Pope Benedict XVI has met with and forgiven the mentally disturbed woman who knocked him over at Mass on Christmas Eve. But the Vatican is apparently still intending to pursue its legal action against her.
28 Dec 2009

Pope focuses on human hope, social justice and divine love

In the midst of worldwide publicity about the physical assault on him, Pope Benedict XVI focused his Christmas message on human hope, social justice and divine love arising from the narrative of Jesus' birth.
25 Nov 2009

Pope and Anglican Communion say the dialogue will continue

Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury have said relationships between the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion will not be obstructed by a recent Vatican offer to allow disaffected Anglicans to convert.
15 Oct 2009

Pope will visit Synagogue of Rome in the New Year

In what will be seen as a significant step in Christian-Jewish relations, Pope Benedict XVI will visit the Synagogue of Rome on 17 January 2010, the Vatican has announced.
24 Sep 2009

Pope Benedict on the threshold of announcing a visit to Britain

Catholic agencies are reporting that Pope Benedict XVI will visit Britain in 2010, after months of speculation on the nature and timing of such a visit. PM Gordon Brown extended a formal invitation to the Pope during a private audience in February.
24 Sep 2009

Russian Orthodox relations with Vatican continue to thaw

On a five-day visit to Rome, a Russian Orthodox official in charge of interchurch relations has had a meeting with the Pope - a sign of improved relations between the two churches under Benedict XVI and the new Russian Patriarch.
11 Sep 2009

Pope speaks out on action to defend the natural environment

The Pope has spoken of the "urgent need constantly to defend the environment and the natural world, [and] also to discover its more profound spiritual and religious dimension."
8 Sep 2009

Pope recalls Holocaust and start of Second World War

Pope Benedict XVI devoted his address at an open air Mass in Viterbo, Italy, to recalling the deaths of "tens of millions of people" in the Holocaust and the Second World War.

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