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Disgraced Cardinal to leave Scotland for penance-Vatican
ReutersVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Disgraced Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who resigned as head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland after admitting to sexual misconduct, will leave his country for months of "prayer and penance", the Vatican said on Wednesday. A...Tags: Roman Catholicism, Papal Conclave (2013), The Pope, Scotland, Benedict XVI
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Vatican to have pavilion at Venice Biennale modern art exhibit
Reuters* Three artists commissioned for works inspired by Genesis * Works divided into "creation," "uncreation," "re-creation" * Works not liturgical or religious but thoroughly modern By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 14 (Reuters) - For most people,...Tags: Interreligious Dialogue, Arts, Roman Catholicism, Museums, Arts and Culture
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2155 GMT, May 16
ReutersLONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday chose a White House budget official to lead the beleaguered Internal Revenue Service temporarily and vowed to ensure that the tax-collection agency...Tags: Politics, U.S. Supreme Court, European Union, Bulgaria, U.S. Senate
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Pope proclaims first saints, says Christians still persecuted
Reuters* First saint-making ceremony for new pope * Vatican plays down Islam connection, says battle was history * Pope makes first anti-abortion appeal By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Sunday proclaimed as saints some...Tags: Islam, Colombia, Turkey, Benedict XVI, Religion and Belief
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1645 GMT, May 16
ReutersMay 16 (Reuters) - TOP STORIES ----------- WASHINGTON - U.S. Republicans probing the Internal Revenue Service want to question five employees about the tax agency's targeting of the Tea Party and other conservative groups, an effort that a key...Tags: Politics, Bulgaria, White House, Washington, DC, Republican Party
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Vatican Bank to publish its accounts, launch website
Reuters* Trying to shed reputation as world's most secretive bank * Bank will hire international auditing firm By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - The Vatican Bank, a centre of scandals for decades, is to launch its own website and publish its...Tags: Organized Crime, Roman Catholicism, Benedict XVI, Radio, Religion and Belief
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Pope rails against "dictatorship of the economy", urges reform
Reuters* Pope makes first major speech on economic issues * Decries "tyranny" of the market, "cult of money" * Calls for ethical reforms of financial structures By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Pope Francis issued a strong call for world...Tags: Cults and Sects, Poverty, Finance, The Pope, Ethics
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Entering the pope's domain
The Vatican has officially accepted a gift to Pope Francis from Chicago lawyer Chris Connors: a fitting domain name, popefrancis.com. Connors, who bought the domain in 2010 on a lark, had secretly hoped a pope would choose the name Francis in his...
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Giulio Andreotti dies at 94; seven-time Italian prime minister
Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated Italian politics after World War II, but was tainted by accusations of Mafia ties, died in Rome on Monday after suffering from respiratory problems. He was 94. A lawmaker who lived...Tags: Politics, Government Ministers, Rome (Italy), Government, Justice System
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UAE says three citizens held over Tanzania bombing
ReutersDUBAI, May 8 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said three of its citizens had been arrested in Tanzania in connection with the bombing of a church on Sunday that killed two people and wounded six. Tanzanian officials initially said four Saudis...Tags: Tanzania, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Africa, United Arab Emirates
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No room for "careerists, social climbers," among clergy- Pope
Reuters* Pope urges clergy to live simple lives among the poor * "Theoretical poverty" among clergy harms Church By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Wednesday that clergy who were "careerists" or "social climbers" were...Tags: Social Issues, Papal Conclave (2013), Poverty, The Pope, Angelo Scola
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Pope to visit Brazil slum, meet prisoners, on first trip
ReutersVATICAN CITY, May 7 (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit the poor in a favela and meet young prisoners when he travels to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff in July, the Vatican said on Tuesday. Francis, who has said he wants to make...Tags: Roman Catholicism, AIDS, Brazil, The Pope, Religion and Belief
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