Pope Benedict XVI offered a message of hope to survivors of last week’s Italian earthquake yesterday as the chief prosecutor in the devastated town of L’Aquila announced an investigation into whether modern buildings had collapsed because of shoddy construction. Speaking in ...Read More
VATICAN CITY - After offering a home in his church to disaffected Anglicans, Pope Benedict XVI assured the archbishop of Canterbury yesterday that he is still committed to seeking closer relations between Catholics and Anglicans.
Archbishop Rowan Williams said he came ...Read More
In a visit to Rome, Dr Rowan Williams expressed his concerns to the Pope over the Vatican's recent offer to welcome disaffected Anglicans into the Catholic fold.
The two religious leaders held a private meeting in the Pope' study, after which ...Read More
VATICAN CITY -The archbishop of Canterbury held his first talks Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Roman Catholic church's unprecedented invitation to disaffected Anglicans, with the Vatican saying the two sides still want to press ahead for closer relations. Archbishop ...Read More
Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- A United Nations summit on foodsecurity opened with leaders slamming rich nations for worseningworld hunger by allowing speculation in agricultural markets andusing subsidies that hurt production in developing nations.
Pope Benedict XVI cited “greed which causes speculation ...Read More
Three American hikers who have been detained in Iran since they crossed into the country from Iraq in July have been accused of espionage, the first signal that Tehran intends to send the matter to trial.
Shane Bauer, 27, Sarah Shourd, ...Read More
BRESCIA, Italy—Pope Benedict XVI made a one-day pilgrimage Sunday to northern Italy to pay tribute to Paul VI, his predecessor who made him a cardinal.
Thousands held umbrellas or pulled jackets tightly about them as a chilly rain fell during Benedict's ...Read More
* Moreno-Ocampo will request investigation be opened * Kenyan ministers could face Hague court * Leaders pledge to support ICC, establish local mechanism (Adds more analyst comment, currency) NAIROBI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor will request an investigation into ...Read More
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's day of reckoning may have finally come. After months of stonewalling by Kenyan politicians, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced Thursday that crimes against humanity were committed during Kenya's post-election violence last year and ...Read More
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) -- The International Criminal Court chief prosecutor on Thursday told Kenya's leaders that he will proceed with trials against suspected perpetrators of postelection violence that left more than 1,000 dead.
"I explained to them that I consider that ...Read More
There is little public support for capturing Serbia's remaining fugitives
The international war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor is due to visit Serbia to gauge the country's progress hunting for its two remaining war fugitives.
Serge Brammertz will spend two days in ...Read More
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI will meet with the Archbishop of Canterbury next month in the leaders' first encounter since the Catholic church moved to make it easier for disenchanted Anglicans to convert to Catholicism, a Vatican spokesman said ...Read More
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI's efforts to unify the Catholic Church and reach out to Christian traditionalists took a new step Monday with the start of talks between the Vatican and a group of breakaway Catholics that includes ...Read More
LONDON -- A conservative group of Anglican bishops are pushing for change in their own churches rather than suggesting the faithful turn to Rome. The Global South alliance, made up of theologically conservative primates from developing countries, said Sunday in a ...Read More
For many sitting in the pews of Saint Augustine's Anglican church in North London it was a particularly special Sunday. There were three confirmations and one man received his first communion.
But amid the applause and smart outfits there was another ...Read More
MILAN (AP) - Thousands of faithful filled a square in Milan on Sunday to attend the beatification of an Italian priest who served as military chaplain during Word War II and went on to devote his life to helping disabled ...Read More
LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Police are following several lines of inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing focusing on possible accomplices of convicted former Libyan agent Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, Scottish authorities said on Sunday. The review was part of a regular series ...Read More
VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict XVI ended a three-week Vatican meeting on Africa Sunday with a call for peace and reconciliation among all people on the continent, regardless of ethnic and religious differences.
The pope celebrated Mass in St. Peter's basilica to cap ...Read More
* Police still pursue Lockerbie bombing leads * Inquiry only covers possible accomplices LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Police are following several lines of inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing focusing on possible accomplices of convicted former Libyan agent Abdel Basset al-Megrahi, Scottish ...Read More
Pope Benedict's offer has divided the Church of England
Some Anglican clergy have said they are ready to accept an offer to join the Roman Catholic Church at a meeting of about 600 conservative priests.
Members of the Forward in Faith ...Read More
Pope Benedict's offer has divided the Church of England
About 600 Church of England priests are meeting later to discuss the Pope's offer for them to join their own section of the Roman Catholic Church.
The priests, from Catholic-minded Anglican group ...Read More
