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In diplomatic breakthrough, Pope Benedict meets Hanoi president

National Catholic Reporter - Sat Dec 12, 11:12 am ET

In a Vatican and Socialist Vietnam first ever, Pope Benedict met with President Nguyen Minh Triet Dec. 11.

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Father Emil Kapaun: Former POWs say his miracle was providing them hope
The Wichita Eagle - Sun Dec 13, 1:09 pm ET
Chase Kear does not seem at first glance to be the poster boy for a Vatican investigation involving sainthood. He chews a little dip, hits targets at turkey shoots, listens to country music when he rolls. In his Facebook profile photo he dresses the part of a halfnaked bandito in a sombrero. He’s a self-described redneck; also foolish and drunk and stupid at times in the past, he says, though ...
Pope hails missionaries murdered in Africa
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sun Dec 13, 8:22 am ET
Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to four missionaries murdered in separate incidents in Africa this month and called for peace.
Pope will write letter to Irish Catholics on abuse
Boston Herald - Sun Dec 13, 7:33 am ET
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is deeply disturbed by a child sex-abuse scandal in Ireland and will write a letter to Catholics there on the church's response to a...
Welcome holiday season with festive events
The Rock Hill Herald - Sun Dec 13, 12:07 am ET
The Palmetto Master Singers, South Carolina's Musical Ambassadors, will present a concert of Christmas music at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Purity Presbyterian Church, 135 Wylie St., Chester. The group of 65 singers has performed at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the Dom Cathedral in Germany, The White House , Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral in Washington and St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican ...
Archbishop of Milwaukee to be installed Jan. 4th
WAOW Wausau - Sat Dec 12, 9:45 pm ET
The Vatican named Bishop Jerome Listecki as the new archbishop of the Milwaukee diocese back in November. The 60 year old Chicago native had been the head of the LaCrosse diocese since 2005.
Movie stars break the song barrier
Los Angeles Times - Sat Dec 12, 5:25 pm ET
As the popularity of musicals grows, actors warm up their pipes, most recently for 'Nine' and 'Crazy Heart.' Kate Hudson sang songs from "Annie" around the house as a kid, but she never had a professional singing job until she auditioned for the movie "Nine." She walked in and started a song from the show, "A Call From the Vatican." After her first line, a soaring "Guiiiidoooh," the director ...
Pope will write pastoral letter on Irish clergy child sex-abuse scandal
Irish Central - Sat Dec 12, 4:15 pm ET
The Pope will address Irish Catholics in a pastoral letter, the Vatican announced in a press release yesterday. The statement comes following outrage about the catalog of sexual abuse of children uncovered in the Irish Commission of Investigation 's Report into the Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin .
Listecki to be installed as archbishop on Jan. 4
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Sat Dec 12, 1:36 pm ET
The new Archbishop of Milwaukee will be installed the first Monday in January as the leader of some 675,000 parishioners and 211 churches in the area. The Vatican named Bishop Jerome Listecki as the new archbishop of the Milwaukee diocese on Nov. 14. The 60-year-old Chicago native had been the head of the La Crosse diocese since 2005. Listecki is a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army ...
Roundup: Prep Basketball
St. Tammany News - Sat Dec 12, 12:17 pm ET
GIRLS Pope John Paul II falls to Bogalusa Pope John Paul II’s Lady Jaguars suffered a 76-62 loss to the Bogalusa Lady Jacks in a back-and-forth game held Thursday in Bogalusa.
In diplomatic breakthrough, Pope Benedict meets Hanoi president
National Catholic Reporter - Sat Dec 12, 11:12 am ET
In a Vatican and Socialist Vietnam first ever, Pope Benedict met with President Nguyen Minh Triet Dec. 11.
Pope Benedict, where is the outrage on child abuse in Ireland?
Irish Central - Sat Dec 12, 8:00 am ET
Imagine an organization, lets call it Widgets Worldwide, which has a massive world wide empire but it affected by a very deep problem. A small but significant segment of the workforce are discovered to be dreadful people – pedophiles, who abuse children repeatedly.
Vietnam vows to boost Vatican relations: media
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Dec 12, 1:34 am ET
Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet vowed to boost relations with the Vatican, state media reported Saturday, after a rare meeting between the communist leader and Pope Benedict XVI.
A Vatican Panel Clears an L.I. Priest in a Sex Case
New York Times - Fri Dec 11, 10:46 pm ET
Msgr. Alan Placa, a formerly high-ranking official in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, was cleared of allegations that he sexually abused a teenager in the 1970s.
San Antonio to play key role in Anglican migration to Catholicism
KENS 5 San Antonio - Fri Dec 11, 7:39 pm ET
In October, Pope Benedict XVI created a new structure within the Catholic Church to receive disenchanted Anglicans. And San Antonio stands to play a huge role in that effort. Because of controversy over relaxed rules on abortion, contraception, and women and homosexual priests, the Rev. Christopher Phillips decided to give up everything. Taking his wife and his children, he left a promising ...
Pope elevates Sacred Heart to minor basilica
Charleston Daily Mail - Fri Dec 11, 7:31 pm ET
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Charlestons Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart has been elevated to a minor basilica.The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston announced the change Friday. Bishop Michael Bransfield says Pope Benedict XVIs decision is a beautiful gift for C...