Vatican Sets China Meeting for March - Zenit
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 21, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- The commission that Benedict XVI established in 2007 to study questions of importance to the life the Church in China will meet March 22-24 at the Vatican. A note released Saturday by the Vatican press ...
Vatican sex abuse: Pope does not mention rebuke to ... - Zee News
Vatican city: Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday urged Catholics to refrain from judging sinners a day after he rebuked ... Peter's Square. He cited the Gospel passage about Jesus' inviting those without sin to cast the first stone toward an adulterer. "
Pope blasts Irish church,no Vatican blame in abuse - Philippine Star Online
VATICAN CITY ( AP ) — Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling clerical sex abuse and ordered a Vatican investigation into the Irish church but did not mention any Vatican responsibility. In a ...
Pope orders Vatican probe into Irish church, blasts ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune
DUBLIN - Pope Benedict XVI's unprecedented letter to Ireland apologizing for chronic child abuse within the Catholic Church failed Saturday to calm the anger of many victims, who accused the Vatican of ducking its own responsibility in promoting a ...
Swiss abbot: Vatican must take abuse more seriously - The Malaysian Insider
ZURICH, March 22 — The Vatican has to take cases of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy more seriously, the abbot of a Swiss monastery at the centre of an abuse scandal told a Swiss Sunday paper. “I’m afraid that the Church leadership in Rome is ...
Pope blasts Irish church,no Vatican blame in abuse - Philippine Star Online
VATICAN CITY ( AP ) — Pope Benedict XVI rebuked Irish bishops Saturday for "grave errors of judgment" in handling ... Benedict used his harshest words for the abusers themselves, saying they had betrayed the trust of the faithful, brought shame on ...
Demonstrations to be Held at Vatican Against Nancy ... - Earthtimes
... passage of this bill is the most horrific treachery against life since Roe versus Wade. I would hate to be in Nancy Pelosi 's shoes on the Day of Judgment. And DC Archbishop Wuerl - more than any prelate in America - is responsible for this ...
'Pope fails to mention role played by Vatican' - Irish Times
Maeve Lewis, executive director of One in Four - one of the groups representing abuse survivors - at a press conference in Dublin after the release of Pope Benedict's pastoral letter. CHILDREN'S SAFETY1: POPE BENEDICT’S pastoral letter neglected ...
|
|
Transport strikes, marches on Tuesday in France
French train lines, public transport, schools and day care centers face disruptions on Tuesday as unions strike to protest President Nicolas Sarkozy's policies on jobs and the economy.
Another British Columbia avalanche kills 2
A third deadly avalanche in British Columbia within a week has killed two French skiers as they were coming down a mountain after being dropped off by helicopter, police said Sunday.
Nepalese doc is 'God of Sight' to poor
 Thousands of doctors all over the world have been trained in Dr. Sanduk Ruit's novel approach of removing cataracts, with the hope of slowly lessening the leading cause of blindness that affects 18 million people worldwide.
Iran's supreme leader cold to Obama overture
Iran's supreme leader sharply denounced the United States on Sunday, accusing it of plotting to overthrow its clerical leadership, in a chilly response to an overture by President Barack Obama for better cultural ties with Iran.
China state media accuses Google of political agenda
China's state media on Sunday accused Google Inc of pushing a political agenda by "groundlessly accusing the Chinese government" of supporting hacker attacks and by trying to export its own culture, values and ideas.
Donors conference raises $850 million for Darfur
An international donors conference on Sunday raised $850 million for projects intended to ensure the safe return of nearly 3 million people displaced during the war in Darfur.
164 people face charges over massacres in Nigeria
A Nigerian police spokesman says 164 people will be charged with a variety of offenses, including terrorism, for their suspected roles in the slaughter of more than 200 people in central Nigeria this month.
Pope amid abuse furor: Refrain from judging sinners
 Pope Benedict XVI urges Catholics to refrain from judging sinners a day after he rebukes Irish bishops for their handling of a half-century of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.
IMF warns wealthiest nations about their debt
The IMF warned the world's wealthiest nations Sunday to watch their levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed to ensure continued economic recovery.
Recount calls add to Iraq's political tension
Iraq's president on Sunday demanded a recount in this month's historic parliamentary elections, intensifying the political conflict over the not-yet-completed tally and increasing the chances that the vote will be a long, chaotic test of the nascent democracy.
With cheap food imports, Haiti can’t feed itself
 The earthquake smashed markets, collapsed warehouses and left over 2.5 million people without enough to eat. It may also have shaken up the way the developing world gets food.
Afghan bomb attacks kill at least 12 civilians
A suicide bomber killed 10 civilians on Sunday when he detonated his explosives near a crowd in southern Afghanistan, while a roadside bomb in the east killed two others, officials said.
Explosives found aboard India plane
Explosive material was found in a package on a passenger plane after it landed in southern India, but it was not attached to a detonator and could not have exploded, officials said on Sunday.
Officials: U.S. missiles kill 4 in Pakistan
Suspected U.S. drones fire missiles at a house and car in a militant-dominated tribal region near the Afghan border, killing at least four people, officials said.
Afghan women confront deadly task: Childbirth
Net called great threat to rare species
The Internet is one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists say.
Iceland fears eruption could spark another
 A volcano in southern Iceland erupts for the first time in almost 200 years, raising concerns that it could trigger a larger and potentially more dangerous eruption at a volatile volcano nearby.
Power cut to 60,000 as cyclone hits Australia
About 60,000 homes are without power, trees and signs have blown over and boats have been smashed on the rocks after a massive storm blew across the coast of northeastern Australia.
Israel: No building restrictions in east Jerusalem
Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, Israel's prime minister said Sunday hours before he left for Washington, despite a clear U.S. demand that building there must stop and a crisis in relations between the two longtime allies.
|
|
