http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/VaticanFind stories, videos, and photos about Vatican from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:35:06 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Vatican14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Vatican from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/italy.crucifix.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/23/italy.crucifix.debate/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe crucifix is at least two feet tall, with the figure of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns and hangs centered on the wall behind the judge. Even at the murder trial of Amanda Knox, the cross is a constant symbol of Italian history, identity and justice.Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/21/vatican.pope.archbishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/21/vatican.pope.archbishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury on Saturday, the first meeting between the religious leaders since a Catholic overture to disaffected Anglicans that some commentators compared to a hostile takeover on Wall Street.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/20/new.moon.breaks.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/20/new.moon.breaks.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe second installment in the "Twilight" saga, starring Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen, Kristen Stewart as his star-crossed love and Taylor Lautner as the wolfboy who loves her, has already ripped through a box office record.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/vatican.anglican.church/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/20/vatican.anglican.church/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican said Tuesday it has worked out a way for groups of Anglicans who are dissatisfied with their faith to join the Catholic Church.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/29/kennedy.pope.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextShortly before he died from brain cancer, Sen. Ted Kennedy wrote a letter to Pope Benedict XVI. President Obama delivered the letter to the pontiff during his visit to the Vatican in July.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/17/pope.fall.wrist.broken/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/17/pope.fall.wrist.broken/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI had surgery on his right wrist Friday after he broke it in a fall, the Vatican said.Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/obama.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/10/obama.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. President Obama and Pope Benedict XVI discussed current affairs, the Catholic Church's teachings and abortion as they met for the first time Friday, according to the White House and the Vatican.Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/03/turkey.religion.gameshow/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/07/03/turkey.religion.gameshow/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Turkish television show is offering contestants what it claims is the "biggest prize ever" -- the chance for atheists to convert to one of the world's major religions.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/cozzens.celibacy.discussion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/15/cozzens.celibacy.discussion/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's an issue that simply won't go away. In spite of signals from the Vatican discouraging even discussions of obligatory celibacy for Catholic priests, the almost 1,000-year-old rule is under the microscope. And it will be for decades to come. Here's why.Fri, 22 May 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279597,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20279597,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnDoes Antimatter really matter? And other burning questionsMon, 18 May 2009 18:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/15/review.angels.demons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/15/review.angels.demons/index.html#cnnSTCTextCritics and Catholics were quick to denounce Ron Howard's faithfully irreligious film of Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" when it was released almost exactly three years ago.Fri, 15 May 2009 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/05/15/rome.travel.angels.demons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/05/15/rome.travel.angels.demons/index.html#cnnSTCTextTom Hanks dashes through a graceful Roman piazza, past an ancient Egyptian obelisk surrounded by fountains of water-spouting lions, his eyes focused on a church tucked into the corner of the square.Fri, 15 May 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/14/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/14/pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday to use his moral authority to thwart anti-Semitic sentiment and hatred toward Israel, especially by Iran.Thu, 14 May 2009 18:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/13/pope.hitler.youth/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/13/pope.hitler.youth/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Middle East may be the most hyper-sensitive piece of real estate on earth, where no more than a stray word or gesture can trigger an explosion.Thu, 14 May 2009 08:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/13/angels.demons.controversy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/13/angels.demons.controversy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago, the film based on Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" was the focus of protest and controversy, with a Vatican archbishop calling for a boycott and Catholics at many levels refuting plot points.Thu, 14 May 2009 00:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/pope.allen.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/pope.allen.commentary/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor more than 20 years, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then the Vatican's top doctrinal czar, was the intellectual architect of the papacy of John Paul II.Sat, 09 May 2009 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/09/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the second day of his visit to the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI stressed the need for harmony and unity between Christians and Muslims.Sat, 09 May 2009 16:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/jordan.pope.visit/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI arrived Friday in Amman, Jordan, for a weeklong visit to the Middle East that he hopes will help "foster good relations between Christians and Muslims."Sat, 09 May 2009 07:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/ent.angels.and.demons/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/04/ent.angels.and.demons/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf director Ron Howard hopes religious controversy will help sell tickets to "Angels & Demons" the way it boosted his "Da Vinci Code," the Catholic Church is not playing along with his script.Mon, 04 May 2009 21:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/27/britain.prince.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/27/britain.prince.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPrince Charles visited the Vatican on Monday for his first meeting with a pope since his 1996 divorce from Princess Diana.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/18/quake.italy.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/18/quake.italy.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI will visit the earthquake-ravaged town of L'Aquila on April 28 -- three weeks after the disaster struck -- the Vatican said Saturday.Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/17/cameroon.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI refused Wednesday to soften the Vatican's ban on condom use as he arrived in Africa for his first visit to the continent as pope.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican said Friday it is not satisfied by the apology issued by a Catholic bishop who denied the Holocaust, saying the cleric must still clearly "distance himself" from the controversial comments.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/pope.anti.semitism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/12/pope.anti.semitism/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI said Thursday the Catholic Church is "profoundly and irrevocably committed to reject all anti-Semitism."Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/08/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/08/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Holocaust denier Pope Benedict XVI welcomed back into the Roman Catholic Church last month has been removed from his position as head of a seminary in Argentina.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/07/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/07/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextGermany's Catholic bishops are calling for the expulsion of a bishop, recently brought back into the church by Pope Benedict XVI, after new reports that Richard Williamson denies the Holocaust.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/04/venezuela.tear.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/04/venezuela.tear.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree tear gas canisters were fired Wednesday at the Vatican's diplomatic headquarters in Venezuela, the second such attack in less than three weeks, church officials and local media reports said.Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/04/germany.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican says it has ordered a controversial bishop who denies the Holocaust to "distance himself" from his views "in an absolutely unequivocal and public manner."Wed, 04 Feb 2009 17:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/03/italy.euthanasia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/03/italy.euthanasia/index.html#cnnSTCTextA woman who has been in a vegetative state for nearly 17 years was transferred to a private clinic Tuesday where she is expected to die -- ending what has been a lengthy and controversial legal fight.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/pope.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/03/pope.germany/index.html#cnnSTCTextGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel demanded Tuesday that Pope Benedict XVI firmly reject denial of the Holocaust, a week and a half after the Vatican rehabilitated a bishop who denied the Nazis had intentionally murdered 6 million Jews.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/30/holocaust.bishop/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bishop who denies that Jews were killed in Nazi gas chambers apologized Friday that his remarks caused "distress" for the pope.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/26/pope.holocaust.denial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/26/pope.holocaust.denial/index.html#cnnSTCTextJewish officials in Israel and abroad are outraged that Pope Benedict XVI has decided to lift the excommunication of a British bishop who denies that Jews were killed in Nazi gas chambers.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/23/vatican.pope.youtube/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/23/vatican.pope.youtube/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI launched his own channel on YouTube Friday in an effort to use new technology to reach a younger audience.Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/19/venezuela.tear.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/01/19/venezuela.tear.gas/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree tear gas attacks were reported in Venezuela on Monday, one of them at the Vatican's diplomatic headquarters in Caracas.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/24/vatican.midnight.mass/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/24/vatican.midnight.mass/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI called for peace in the Middle East and an end to the exploitation of children in the homily he delivered early Thursday during the annual Christmas Eve Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica.Thu, 25 Dec 2008 12:34:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1856185,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhile not playing down differences, the Pope is as keen as many Muslim scholars to promote mutual understanding rather than enmityTue, 04 Nov 2008 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849474,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs Pope Benedict XVI announced the ascendance of four new saints, a look back at how the guiding lights of the Catholic faith are identifiedTue, 14 Oct 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1848707,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe road to sainthood for the Nazi-era Pontiff had been put on hold, but on the holiest of Jewish holy days, the current Pope appears to renew the processThu, 09 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841206,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict XVI urged ailing pilgrims to accept death "at the hour chosen by God," reasserting the Vatican's opposition to euthanasia on MondayMon, 15 Sep 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840273,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840273,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA smooth-talking Italian businessman who once dated actress Anne Hathaway and claimed to have friends in high places at the Vatican is headed to prison after pleading guilty Wednesday in a Manhattan real estate fraud caseWed, 10 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20224139,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20224139,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe singer gives the pontiff a shout-out during her Rome concert, saying, "I'm a child of God"Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837124,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1837124,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Vatican says it wants to move the remains of Cardinal John Henry Newman to allow the faithful to pray to him. But gay rights activists see another reasonThu, 28 Aug 2008 17:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826453,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826453,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the Catholic Church marks a key anniversary of a traditionalist ascendancy, its leader is still keen to grapple with doubtersFri, 25 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824297,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1824297,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAn Italian appeals court rules that a father can cut off life support to his comatose daughter in a case that has echoes of a U.S. controversy three years agoFri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/08/women.bishops/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/08/women.bishops/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican said Tuesday it regrets the decision by the Church of England's governing body to allow the ordination of women as bishops.Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20207098,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20207098,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe new Da Vinci Code flick cannot shoot inside any of Rome's Catholic sitesTue, 17 Jun 2008 18:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/30/vatican.women.priests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/30/vatican.women.priests/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Vatican announced Thursday in a general decree that it will excommunicate anyone who would attempt to ordain a woman as a priest and the woman herself.Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:13:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1810822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Vatican insisted Friday that it is properly following Christian tradition by excluding females from the priesthood as it issued a new warning that women taking part in ordinations will be excommunicatedFri, 30 May 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1756837,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1756837,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBelieving that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview published TuesdayTue, 13 May 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732527,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732527,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBenedict dealt forthrightly with the sex-abuse scandal, but his US tour was more pastoral than policy orientedMon, 21 Apr 2008 02:20:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732479,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732479,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: No, we are not the Da Vinci Code heretics the Vatican might suspect. We look instead to the Boccaccio CodeSat, 19 Apr 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732439,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732439,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA top official suggests that the Vatican may be reconsidering canon laws concerning sex abuse, giving victims more latitudeSat, 19 Apr 2008 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/17/pope.thu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/17/pope.thu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree victims of the sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Roman Catholic Church described an emotional, frank and ultimately hope-filled meeting with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday.Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:43:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1732107,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA private meeting with victims of priest sex abuse is the surprise culmination of Benedict's effort to confront the scandalFri, 18 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730655,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730655,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsHis first Papal visit to the U.S. gives Benedict a chance to define his role in global affairsMon, 14 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1730377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict's first trip to the United States as pope begins Tuesday -- a five-day visit to Washington and New York, including a speech at the United NationsSat, 12 Apr 2008 18:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1730196,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1730196,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBenedict XVI has decided to address the church's pedophilia crisis on his trip to the U.S. But will it be enough to satisfy disillusioned American Catholics?Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:50:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1728939,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Vatican's No. 2 official says Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek healing during his U.S. tripTue, 08 Apr 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728239,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1728239,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict XVI may not have the charisma of John Paul II but don't discount his staff -- especially Fr. Georg Gänswein, the gatekeeper-in-chiefSat, 05 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726561,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1726561,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIslam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said SundayMon, 31 Mar 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725066,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPope Benedict himself performed the baptism, in a rite with reverberations for Church relations with the Muslim worldMon, 24 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1723715,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOther faiths have long been banned from operating openly in Islam's birthplace. A Vatican-Saudi dialogue may change that Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/13/new.sins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/03/13/new.sins/index.html#cnnSTCTextFifteen hundred years after the Roman Catholic Church introduced the original list of seven deadly sins, a Vatican official last week suggested an updated roster for a new age.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:42:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1721225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe new U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See is an old Vatican hand. Now she gets to usher the Pope into his first official visit to the U.S.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/pope.muslims/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/05/pope.muslims/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI plans to meet with Muslim scholars and religious leaders this autumn at a Catholic-Muslim seminar in Rome, the Vatican said Wednesday.Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:27:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718616,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1718616,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe fast-tracking of the sainthood process for the nun who, as a child, encountered the Virgin Mary at Fatima reflects the importance of that apparition to Pope John Paul II Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714799,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714799,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Pope's Secretary of State is the first important figure to visit Cuba, part of the Catholic Church's attempt to mediate a post-Fidel transitionWed, 20 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1710822,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Pope has revised a section of the old Latin liturgy that castigated the Jews. But it still calls for their conversion. Jewish leaders are up in armsThu, 07 Feb 2008 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/15/pope.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/15/pope.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI has canceled a planned visit to a prestigious Italian university after a protest by academics and students attacked his views on Galileo, the Vatican confirmed Tuesday.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:31:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700157,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1700157,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAll the incense and intrigue of another papal conclave is upon us again. Well, sort ofFri, 04 Jan 2008 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687445,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687445,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs a showdown with the US looms, Tehran is looking to the Pontiff to intervene -- and is finding a lot of sympathy Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:25:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1683476,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChicago Cardinal Francis George, a defender of Catholic orthodoxy with extensive experience in Rome, was elected Tuesday as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsTue, 13 Nov 2007 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674980,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674980,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDa Vinci Code fans, get ready. The Vatican is about to release its official chronicle of the last years of the Crusader knights whose power has inflamed the imagination of conspiracy theorists for centuriesWed, 24 Oct 2007 15:00:00 EDT