Read more Pope Benedict XVI stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/343/pope-benedict-xvi.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:46:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72296/anglican-deal-may-lead-to-married-priests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Vatican's attempts to heal the centuries-old rift with the Anglican Church may have a consequence nobody intended: an end to celibacy for priests. By offering a new Anglican rite under the umbrella of Catholicism, Pope Benedict XVI has invited married Anglican clergy into the fold—and cracked open the...http://www.newser.com/story/72296/anglican-deal-may-lead-to-married-priests.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 4:55:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72117/catholic-church-welcomes-disgruntled-anglicans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI has created a new church structure for Anglicans who want to join the Catholic Church, responding to the disillusionment of some Anglicans over the ordination of women and the election of openly gay bishops. The new provision will allow Anglicans to join the Catholic Church while maintaining...http://www.newser.com/story/72117/catholic-church-welcomes-disgruntled-anglicans.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 8:42:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71424/pope-canonizes-father-damien.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFather Damien, the Belgian missionary who ministered to leprosy victims on the Hawaiian island of Molokai before contracting and dying of the disease, was canonized today. The 19th-century priest, the founder of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and three others were elevated to sainthood in a ceremony that drew...http://www.newser.com/story/71424/pope-canonizes-father-damien.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Oct 2009 14:44:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70164/vatican-plans-major-overhaul-of-secretive-bank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Vatican bank—so secretive it makes Swiss bankers seem chatty—is getting a major revamp as part of Pope Benedict XVI's campaign for transparency. Italian economist Ettori Tedeschi has been appointed the new chief executive—replacing someone who's been in the post 20 years—and the bank's supervisory board...http://www.newser.com/story/70164/vatican-plans-major-overhaul-of-secretive-bank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 24 Sep 2009 4:43:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68754/pope-recalls-holocaust-horrors-forgets-jews.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI recognized the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II today by paying tribute to Poles and the “tragedy of the Holocaust,” but did not mention its Jewish victims, the New York Times reports. The omission may further strain relations between Jewish leaders and the pope,...http://www.newser.com/story/68754/pope-recalls-holocaust-horrors-forgets-jews.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 17:12:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68136/kennedy-to-pope-pray-for-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn the months before he died, Ted Kennedy penned a letter to Pope Benedict beseeching the pontiff's prayers—and enlisted no less a messenger than the leader of the free world to deliver it, reports CNN. “I am writing with deep humility to ask that you pray for me as...http://www.newser.com/story/68136/kennedy-to-pope-pray-for-me.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 10:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65788/italy-oks-ru-486-vatican-threatens-excommunications.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagItaly has legalized the abortion drug RU-486, drawing the ire of the Vatican, which threatened to excommunicate doctors who prescribe the medication and women who take it. A church official said using the pill is "a sin in a moral and juridical sense," but a politician who is also a...http://www.newser.com/story/65788/italy-oks-ru-486-vatican-threatens-excommunications.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 13:37:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65716/pope-plans-christmas-album.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPope Benedict XVI has joined Guns n' Roses and Snoop Dogg on Geffen records' roster of artists and plans to have an album out in time for Christmas, the Guardian reports. The pontiff won't be crooning holiday standards, however. The album will feature Benedict singing a prayer and reciting litanies...http://www.newser.com/story/65716/pope-plans-christmas-album.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 1:45:46 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65196/racy-new-berlusconi-sex-tape-released.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA newly released audio tape apparently captures Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a graphic sexual conversation with a female escort, reports the Daily Telegraph . Two voices on the tape discuss orgasm and a just-ended satisfying sexual encounter, with the man recommending that the woman "touch" herself "often." The tape...http://www.newser.com/story/65196/racy-new-berlusconi-sex-tape-released.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 2:20:00 CDT