. 'Great act of government and courage' says Vatican spokesman. (By Giovanna Chirri) (ANSA) - Vatican City, February 10 - Those closest to Pope Benedict XVI had long understood that he was thinking about leaving the papacy, said Vatican Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi on Monday. |
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Plus, a Russian nationalist faces charges for a gay-abuse video and Tajikistan’s clerics preach anti-gay sermons. |
Vatican City, February 10 - Pope Benedict XVI's resignation early last year came as no surprise to people who knew him, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said Monday. Speaking to Vatican Radio, Lombardi said those closely following Joseph Ratzinger in the months prior to his Feb... |
Vatican spokesman talks to Vatican Radio about retired pope. (ANSA) - Vatican City, February 10 - Pope Benedict XVI's resignation early last year came as no surprise to people who knew him, Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said Monday. Speaking to Vatican Radio, Lombardi said those.... |
In the Mass this morning, Francis speaks of rediscovering the "sense of the sacred", "entering into the mystery of God, allowing ourselves to be part of the mystery". Visiting the Pope in Santa Marta is not a tourist attraction. |
A couple of weeks ago former Gambian all round sports international Bai Malleh Wadda said on West Coast radio that “despite the many newspapers and radios and even a television station, even the most ardent football followers like himself does not know Gambian local players”. |
The man who opened fire in a Russian Orthodox church, killing two people, was a security guard who received his rifle as a duty weapon to accompany a cash-in-transit car, a news report said. The suspected shooter, an employee of a private security firm who is about 25 years old, will undergo a.... |
The phone calls started on Thursday, January 30, and remained relentless and incessant through the weekend: “Kofi, have you heard the news?” For whatever reason, the callers both in the USA and Ghana were seeking confirmation from me regarding the veracity of claims making the rounds on radio and.... |
SCHAPELLE Corby is set to make millions from an exclusive tell-all television interview, but how will she dodge the laws? |
State Sen. Timothy M. Kennedy found himself in the front row of Bethel AME Church on Sunday morning, clapping in time to the joyous hymns rocking through the historic congregation at Michigan Avenue and East Ferry Street. An Irish Catholic with deep roots in South Buffalo, Kennedy had already fulfilled his Sunday obligation at St. |
A complaint by the Diocese of Meath against RTÉ has been upheld by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. |
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