How the Pope's PR Machinery Broke Down
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If it was so easy to foresee that Benedict's remarks about Islam would set off a furor, why didn't the Vatican anticipate it?
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With Pope John Paul II hospitalized Wednesday with the flu and breathing problems, most of the Vatican's day-to-day operations are handled by the Curia &#151; a well-oiled bureaucracy with centuries-old roots.
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He's Friared. For more than two hours, billionaire mogul and television star Donald Trump suffered the verbal slings and arrows of nearly 75 comics, celebrities and friends at the annual Friars Club roast.
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Long known for his rigid thinking, Benedict XVI shows new flexibility in trying to mend fences in the wake of his controversial speech about Islam
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A remark by the Vatican's No. 2 about the possibility of a papal resignation has touched a raw nerve, setting off an emotional debate among some of Pope John Paul II's closest advisers.
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There is emotional reaction to the Pope's appearance to read his traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, as the BBC's Katya Adler reports.
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For a man with such strong convictions, the Holy Father has shown a surprising penchant for verbal missteps
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How three amateur journalists dethroned an icon and turned the mainstream media upside down, all without quitting their day jobs
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PARIS A religious - or &quot;cultural&quot; - issue has wrecked the new European Commission&#39;s bid to do business in the European Union the way it has been done until now.
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A meeting with Muslim diplomats Monday was Pope Benedict XVI's latest effort to mend relations after remarks about Islam and violence that ignited the Vatican's most serious international crisis in decades.
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LONDON, SEPT. 24, 2004 .- The BBC will be scrapping Popetown, an unfavorable cartoon caricature of the Pope about the inner workings of the Vatican.
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Cardinal OÂMalley, the leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, just started a blog, complete with Internet slang and personal stories.
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An inside look at the elaborate secrecy campaign around the biggest book of all time
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The camera on the Hubble space telescope responsible for taking clear pictures of the early Universe breaks down.
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Â· Benedict tries to row back on 'colonial' speechÂ· Former colleagues sign petition against Vatican
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Some of the strongest words came from Turkey, possibly putting in jeopardy Pope Benedict XVIÂs scheduled visit there in November.
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The wall separating church and economics is being breached as some academics turn to studying the effect of religion on economies.