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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks

Sat, 26 May 2012 19:56:51 -0400

An already sordid scandal over leaked Vatican documents took a Hollywood-like turn Saturday with confirmation that the pope's own butler had been arrested after documents he had no business having were found in his Vatican City apartment.

Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal

Sat, 26 May 2012 13:53:52 -0400

The Vatican on Saturday confirmed the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI's butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to the media.

Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal

Sat, 26 May 2012 10:53:12 -0400

The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.

Pope's butler charged over leaks scandal

Sat, 26 May 2012 09:15:58 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican magistrates formally charged Pope Benedict's butler with illegal possession of secret documents on Saturday and said a wider investigation would take place to see if he had any accomplices who helped him leak them. Paolo Gabriele is suspected of leaking highly sensitive documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, in a scandal which has come to be known as "Vatileaks". A statement referred to Gabriele, 46, who was until his arrest on Wednesday night serving the pope meals and helping him dress, as "the defendant". ...

Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal

Sat, 26 May 2012 07:35:21 -0400

Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal.

Correction: California Church Abuse story

Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:45 -0400

In a story May 22 about internal files of nine Franciscan priests that were released as part of a sexual abuse lawsuit settlement in California, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the name of the attorney for the Roman Catholic order. His name is Brian Brosnahan.

New season of Spoleto Festival USA ushered in by church bells, fanfare in South Carolina

Fri, 25 May 2012 18:40:20 -0400

CHARLESTON, S.C. - Another edition of the Spoleto Festival USA opened Friday amid a brass fanfare, a shower of confetti and reminders of how important the arts are to cities.

Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:50:29 -0400

Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages.

Pope's butler arrested in Vatican leaks scandal

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:33:46 -0400

Vatican police arrested Friday a man -- reportedly the pope's butler -- on allegations of having leaked confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to newspapers.

Even After Abuse Exposé, Religious Group Will Continue to Police Itself

Fri, 25 May 2012 15:00:32 -0400

A Orthodox Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn will get 150 new surveillance cameras meant to help catch child predators, but the footage will be controlled not by the police, but by an organization that's been accused of shielding child molesters from authorities. ...

The Butler Did it: Police Say They've Found the Vatican Leaker

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:40:15 -0400

It's like the Vatican's own real-life version of Clue: the mystery of who leaked Vatican documents, including papal letters, has been a scandal for months, but on Friday Vatican police made an arrest, and it turns out they think the butler did it. Specifically, the "papal butler who serves the apartments of Pope Benedict," according to Reuters, which identified him as Paolo Gabriele in a photo caption but so far not its story. Police say they found him with confidential documents on him. ...

Pope's butler arrested in leaks investigation

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:37:42 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's butler was arrested on Friday in connection with an investigation into leaks of confidential documents, some alleging cronyism and corruption in Vatican contracts, a senior Vatican source said. The scandal, which has come to be known as "Vatileaks", involves the leaking of a string of documents to Italian media in January and February, including personal letters to the pope. ...

Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:28:43 -0400

Vatican arrests person with documents in leaks scandal

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:27:44 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Vatican police on Friday arrested a person in possession of confidential documents in the first break in an investigation of the so-called "Vatileaks" scandal involving the leaking of secret papers including papal letters. Italian media said the arrested man was someone who worked in the apartments of Pope Benedict but Vatican spokesmen said they would not disclose the man's identity until they had a green light from investigating magistrates. A Vatican source said the person was not a priest. Another senior source said: "It's all very sad". ...

Vatican tracks down document holder

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:57:41 -0400

The Vatican said Friday that it has arrested someone for illegally holding secret documents as it tries to get to the bottom of an embarrassing leaking scandal.

Vatican detains person with documents in leaks scandal

Fri, 25 May 2012 07:11:28 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, which has been embroiled for months in a scandal involving the leak of secret papers, said on Friday its police had detained a person in possession of confidential documents. The person was being questioned by Vatican magistrates, a statement said but gave no details. A Vatican source said the person was not a prelate. (Reporting By Philip Pullella)

AP: Churches to raise money to fight gay marriage

Fri, 25 May 2012 03:04:10 -0400

New York's last French church fights to survive

Fri, 25 May 2012 02:50:59 -0400

It has long served as the spiritual home of New York's French-speaking Catholics, but the Church of St. Vincent de Paul is nearing its end as the faithful grow fewer and the building lies in disrepair.

Baird defends support of Israel, offers few details on religious freedom office

Thu, 24 May 2012 20:31:16 -0400

WASHINGTON - Canada's foreign affairs minister was the keynote speaker Thursday at an event in the U.S. capital honouring religious freedom, forcefully defending his government's strong support of Israel while promoting its plans for an Office of Religious Freedom.

Vatican bank chief ousted in no-confidence vote

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:20:11 -0400

The president of the Vatican bank has effectively been ousted after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence from bank overseers for having leaked documents and failed to do his job at a critical time in the Holy See's efforts to show financial transparency, the Vatican and officials said.

Vatican bank chief ousted in no-confidence vote

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:19:09 -0400

Vatican Bank head ousted as Holy See fights scandal

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:44:45 -0400

The Vatican Bank ousted its president on Thursday after he failed to clean up the image of an institution that has come to symbolise the opacity and scandal gripping the Holy See's administration.

Church of England nears vote on women bishops

Thu, 24 May 2012 15:22:49 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England paved the way on Thursday for a final vote on women bishops to go ahead in July, but supporters angry at last-minute concessions to traditionalists who favour an all-male clergy immediately threatened to scupper it. After more than a decade of bitter wrangling, traditionalists and liberals appeared no closer to finding a workable blueprint this week with the opposing sides predicting future chaos or departures from the Anglican mother church. ...

Protesters back U.S. nuns in standoff with Vatican

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:52:17 -0400

(Reuters) - In Washington, D.C., and Toledo, Ohio, in upstate New York and in south Texas, protesters have gathered in recent weeks with a simple message: Let the sisters be. The vigils in cities across the United States are intended to express solidarity with American Roman Catholic nuns, who are struggling to formulate a response to a sharp rebuke from the Vatican. The Vatican last month accused the leading organization of U.S. ...

Vatican bank chief ousted after no-confidence vote

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:42:15 -0400

The Vatican says the head of its bank, who is being investigated in a money laundering case, has been ousted after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence from bank overseers.

Vatican bank chief ousted after no-confidence vote

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:41:33 -0400

The Vatican says the head of its bank, who is being investigated in a money laundering case, has been ousted after receiving a unanimous vote of no-confidence from bank overseers.Ettore Gotti Tedeschi ...

Official says embattled Vatican bank president gets unanimous no-confidence vote

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21:44 -0400

Official says embattled Vatican bank president gets unanimous no-confidence vote.

Official says embattled Vatican bank president gets unanimous no-confidence vote

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:21:30 -0400

Official says embattled Vatican bank president gets unanimous no-confidence vote.

Cops: Pa. men mistook Bible for purse in snatching

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:19:29 -0400

Police say two western Pennsylvania men mistook a woman's Bible carrying case for a purse when they tried to snatch it from her, knocking her to the ground.

Vatican translates Latin document - 34 years later

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:17:20 -0400

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Perhaps the only thing longer than the title of a Vatican document issued in English on Wednesday was the time it took for an official translation of the Latin to appear - 34 years. The document, called "Norms Regarding the Manner of Proceeding in the Discernment of Presumed Apparitions or Revelations," was approved by Pope Paul VI in 1978. It was published only in Latin and sent to bishops around the world. ...