Pope Benedict Names New Bishop for Brownsville
KGBT 4 Rio Grande Valley - Wed Dec 9, 9:19 am ETPope Benedict XVI has named a new bishop for the Diocese of Brownsville.
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Pope Benedict , Russian president agree to upgrade diplomatic ties
The Mercury - Sun Dec 6, 4:06 am ETVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said.
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Irish bishops called to Vatican about abuse report
National Catholic Reporter - Tue Dec 8, 12:42 pm ETVATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has asked the president of the Irish bishops' conference and the archbishop of Dublin to come to the Vatican to discuss "the painful situation of the church in Ireland" following a report detailing the church's failures in addressing clerical sexual abuse.
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Vatican: Pope to celebrate 'midnight' Christmas Eve Mass at 10 p.m. to ease his holiday load
Sun-Sentinel - Mon Dec 7, 12:34 pm ETVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI will break with tradition this year and celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 p.m. instead of midnight, the Vatican said Monday.
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Fleet Foxes, Tupac Shakur, Muse Show Up on the Vatican MySpace Playlist
Pitchfork - Mon Dec 7, 3:52 pm ETIf His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI hasn't accepted your friend request, don't get mad. He's a busy man! He has to pick which 2 Pac track to put on the Music From the Vatican MySpace playlist . OK, not really. But CNN reports that the Music From the Vatican MySpace page has recently posted a playlist of songs that, according to the page itself, "share the aim to reach the heart of good minded ...
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Pope names Michigan bishop to head Texas diocese
Detroit Free Press - Wed Dec 9, 11:57 am ETVATICAN CITY — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a Texas native to serve as the next bishop of Brownsville in his home state.
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Israel, Vatican to hold talks over Church property
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 6:51 am ETA top Israeli official was headed to the Vatican on Wednesday for a new round of talks on long-standing disputes over Church property in the Holy Land and other issues that have marred ties.
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Pope names new bishop for Brownsville
KFDA-TV Amarillo - Wed Dec 9, 9:01 am ETAssociated Press - December 9, 2009 8:55 AM ET VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a Texas native to serve as the next bishop of Brownsville.
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Pope will shorten his Christmas Eve schedule
Los Angeles Times - Tue Dec 8, 3:10 am ETMidnight Mass will be celebrated at 10 p.m. to help ease Benedict's holiday season fatigue. Pope Benedict XVI will break with tradition this year and celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 p.m. instead of midnight, the Vatican said Monday.
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Pope to lead midnight Christmas Mass at 10 p.m.
AP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 12:22 pm ETThe Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI will break with tradition this year and celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 p.m. instead of midnight.
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Wilson, first U.S. envoy to Vatican, dies
UPI - Tue Dec 8, 5:50 pm ETCARMEL, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- William A. Wilson, appointed in 1984 as the first full-fledged U.S. ambassador to the Vatican, died at his home in Carmel, Calif., at 95, his daughter said.
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Pope, Irish Church to hold summit on child abuse
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 7, 10:23 am ETIreland's top Roman Catholic leaders will hold talks with Pope Benedict this week to formulate the Vatican's response to an Irish government report on a 30-year cover-up of sexual abuse of children by priests.
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Pope to meet bishops over sex abuse report
UPI - Mon Dec 7, 7:29 pm ETVATICAN CITY, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI will meet with Irish bishops to discuss a report that the Catholic Church in Dublin covered up years of sexual child abuse, the Vatican says.
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Embattled Irish Bishop Donal Murray expected to resign today at Vatican
Irish Central - Mon Dec 7, 8:01 am ETLimerick Bishop Donal Murray is expected to offer his resignation to Pope Benedict XVI in Rome today. The bishop flew to Rome yesterday to discuss his future with the Rome hierarchy.
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Pope to lead 'midnight' Christmas Mass at 10 p.m.
MSNBC - Mon Dec 7, 3:36 pm ETPope Benedict XVI will break with tradition this year and celebrate Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at 10 p.m. instead of midnight, the Vatican said Monday. Christmas - Pope Benedict XVI - Christmas Eve - St. Peter's Basilica - Holidays
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Afeni Shakur Comments on 2Pac's Inclusion on Vatican Playlist
Vibe Magazine - Tue Dec 8, 11:15 pm ETTupac Shakur's mother Afeni Shakur released a statement to AllHipHop.com today (Dec. 8th) regarding her son's inclusion on a Vatican playlist of influential songs.
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