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The Holy See and the Russian Federation have vowed to establish full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said Thursday, following a meeting at the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and Russia’s president, Dmitri A. Medvedev. In a statement, the Vatican called the meeting “cordial.” Ties between the Vatican and Russia have historically been strained, because of the cold war and the centuries-old rift ...
Russia and the Vatican have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations, ending long-standing tensions, the Kremlin announced Thursday after President Dmitry Medvedev met Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said. A Vatican statement said Benedict and Medvedev agreed that Russia will upgrade its representation at the Vatican from a special mission to embassy level and that the Vatican will reciprocate in Moscow.
VATICAN CITY (AP) | Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said. The step forward on the diplomatic front comes at the same time as a warming in previously tense relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Vatican. A Vatican statement said Benedict and Mr. Medvedev agreed ...
Vatican City - The Vatican and Russia agreed Thursday to establish full diplomatic relations, the Holy See said in a statement. The announcement, which came following a meeting at the Vatican between Pope Benedict XVI and Russian President Dmitry M...
Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said.
The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has met with visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and Russian news media say the two agreed to upgrade diplomatic relations.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet will make a rare visit to the Vatican next week to reinforce ties between the communist state and the Holy See, the government said Thursday.
VATICAN CITY, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A MySpace Music playlist submitted by the Vatican includes Mozart's "Don Giovanni" alongside the less traditional "Changes" by Tupac Shakur.
A major Catholic organization with branches in the U.S. has written to Pope Benedict XV! demanding he remove Irish bishops caught in the current sex abuse scandal.
To tell you the truth, I am not sure I was ever under it. Lately, I've been hanging out with some folks who were around during Vatican II and maintain a deep hope that our church will revert back to the sentiments of those "glory days."
The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Gold, Frankincense and Mars – Guy Consolmagno www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor U.S. Speedskating The curator of meteorites at the Vatican, Guy Consolmagno, SJ was on the Colbert Report Tuesday to talk about the existence of extraterrestrials with Colbert. Consolmagno is author of a book ...
VATICAN CITY -- In response to a report that a Mexican cardinal stated homosexuals will be banished from heaven, the Vatican spokesman said people should treat those who have homosexual tendencies with respect and compassion.
Moscow - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is to meet Pope Benedict XVI for the first time next week while on his politcal visit to Italy, the Kremlin disclosed Thursday. The presidential office said Medvedev would meet the pope in the Vatican on Dec...
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- After 25 years doing the English-language commentary for the pope's Christmas midnight Mass, U.S. Cardinal John P. Foley is stepping away from the microphone and hanging up the headphones.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- President Dmitry Medvedev will oversee the signing of an agreement between OAO Gazprom, Eni SpA and Electricite de France SA on the South Stream natural-gas pipeline and meet Pope Benedict XVI in Rome tomorrow.
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