Papacy and the Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI addresses cardinals for Christmas wishes in ...
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Wed Dec 23, 2:14 PM ET
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Pope Benedict XVI addresses cardinals for Christmas wishes in in the Clementine Hall of the Vatican on December 21. Pope Benedict XVI did not intend a "hostile act" towards Jews by placing wartime pontiff Pius XII -- accused of inaction over the Holocaust -- closer to sainthood, the Vatican said Wednesday.

(AFP/Pool/File/Tony Gentile)

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