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Francis X. Rocca
Francis X. Rocca writes for Religion News Service.
Pope pins financial mess on 'crisis of faith'
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December 23, 2011
Pope certifies miracles for two U.S. saints
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December 20, 2011
Nun on verge of becoming Hawaii's second saint
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December 7, 2011
Pope: Others should be held to same abuse 'standards'
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November 28, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI calls for 'reconciliation' in Africa
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI ended his second papal trip to Africa on Sunday (Nov....
November 22, 2011
Boston's Cardinal Bernard Law retires from prominent post
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November 22, 2011
Benetton pulls pope-kissing ad
VATICAN CITY (RNS) International clothing retailer Benetton pulled a provocative ad featuring Pope Benedict XVI kissing a Muslim cleric on Wednesday (Nov....
November 16, 2011
Pope to make second trip to Africa
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI will make his second papal trip to Africa on Friday (Nov....
November 15, 2011
Amid tense relations, Ireland closes embassy to the Vatican
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November 3, 2011
Pope convenes interfaith summit, but prayer is optional
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October 27, 2011
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Vatican blasts `idolatry' of global markets
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Blaming the world's economic and financial crisis on an “economic liberalism that spurns rules and controls,” the Vatican on Monday (Oct....
October 24, 2011
Vatican hails end of Gadhafi regime
VATICAN CITY (RNS) The Vatican called the death of Libya’s longtime leader Col....
October 21, 2011
Pope appoints new ambassador to U.S.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI has named Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano as the Vatican's next ambassador to the United States....
October 19, 2011
Activist U.S. priest arrested at Vatican
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A Roman Catholic priest from Georgia who is on the
verge of expulsion from his religious order for advocating for women's...
October 17, 2011
Exiled Libyan Jews look with hope toward homeland
ROME (RNS) The Jews of old wandered the wilderness for 40 years before
entering the Promised Land. For the exiled Jews of Libya, it's already
been 44....
October 6, 2011
Amnesty International slams Irish Catholic Church on abuse
VATICAN CITY (RNS) A new report by the Irish branch of Amnesty
International says the sexual abuse of children by Ireland's Roman...
September 26, 2011