The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has changed Church teaching about the death sentence. The new teaching says that the earlier policy was outdated and that the church should work to end the death penalty. The Vatican said the Pop

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 18 April 2008 Pope Benedict arrived in New York City Friday, on the final leg of his first U.S. visit. It was a full day for the 81-year old pontiff - he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, made an histor

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By Meredith Buel Washington 15 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVIsays he is deeply ashamed of the sex abuse scandal staining the U.S. Catholic Church and is pledging to work to make sure pedophiles do not become priests. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has

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Popes Message on Family in Line with US Catholics Pope Francis call for a more welcoming Catholic Church is similar with the views of many American Catholics. Last year, the Pew Research Center questioned Catholics and found support for changes offer

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Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made The Vatican may be the capital of the Roman Catholic faith, but Via Dei Cestari in downtown Rome is the church's sartorial center. And business is brisk these days. This clothier sells all sorts of vestments for

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Pope Benedict XVI issued another strong appeal on Sunday for a humanitarian corridor to be opened to allow aid to get through to the displaced in Georgia. Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Rome. Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful during th

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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in France Friday on a four-day visit that will take him from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris to the shrine in Lourdes. As Sabina Castelfranco reports for VOA from Paris, this is Benedict's first trip to France as po

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By Meredith Buel Washington 17 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated an outdoor Mass for more than 45,000 people in Washington, D.C. The pope expressed concerns about problems in modern society and once again addressed the sex scandal that has

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 17 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI arrives in New York City Friday and his first stop will be at the United Nations, where he will address the General Assembly. The pontiff will also meet with the U.N. Secretary-Genera

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By Alex Villarreal Washington 17 April 2008 Pope Benedict has urged American Catholic bishops to reach out to the child victims of sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests - a scandal that has tarnished the reputation of the Church over the past several y

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By Margaret Besheer New York 19 April 2008 Pope Benedict told American Catholic clergy and nuns on Saturday that the Church in the United States must work to overcome its divisions, saying this is a time of healing and purification, after the sexual

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 20 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI ended his six-day visit to the United States with a jubilant mass at the 57,000-seat Yankee Stadium. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau reports the leader of the w

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By Barbara Schoetzau New York 20 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI began his last day in the United States at Ground Zero, the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau has the

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Pope Benedict prayed on Christmas for peace and stability around the world and called for an end to the many conflicts, which, he said, stain the earth with blood. The Vatican also condemned the Sunday bomb blasts at churches in Nigeria. In his tradi

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By Andre de Nesnera Washington 14 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States Tuesday for a six-day visit - his first trip to this country since being elected head of the Roman Catholic Church almost three years ago. In this report from

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After only two days of voting, Roman Catholic cardinals elected Argentine Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. He has chosen the name Francis and is the first pope from Latin America in the Catholic Church'

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ROME, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Departing Pope Benedict XVI delivered his final public prayer ceremony on Sunday noon in Vatican City, drawing tens of thousands of emotional Catholics, together with tourists from across the world. The St. Peter's Square wa

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By Meredith Buel Washington 15 April 2008 Pope Benedict XVIhas arrived in the United States for his first visit since he was elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church nearly three years ago. On the flight from Rome, the pontiff said he is deep

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VATICAN CITY, Feb.28 (Xinhua) -- The resignation of Pope Benedict XVI came into effect at 8 pm local time (1900 GMT) on Thursday, who had left the Vatican by helicopter for the papal vacation retreat in south Rome earlier in the afternoon. The pope h

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Pope Benedict meets with Mexican President Felipe Calderon Saturday, as the Roman Catholic leader embarks on a five-day Latin America trip that will also take him to Cuba. The pontiff began his day with celebration of a private Mass at Miraflores Col

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