Vatican to review state of limbo
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Catholic experts are expected to advise the Pope to abolish the state of limbo for babies that die before baptism.
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The Rome diocese has wrapped up its examination of Pope John Paul II's virtues and life, an important step in the Catholic Church's process that could lead to sainthood for the late pontiff.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI plans to restore a Vatican office that specializes in relations with Muslims a year after he was criticized for disbanding it.
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Text of Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone's statement, issued Saturday in Italian, about criticism in the Muslim world over Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam and violence. English translation is provided by the Vatican:
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VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul is returning centuries-old relics of two Orthodox Christian saints in an effort to bridge the divide between the two churches.
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The US church now awaits response from traditionalists. Will schism be headed off?
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Leaders consider compromise to prevent global rupture in Anglican communion.
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The Boston archdiocese is asking a panel of community leaders to review its ongoing reconfiguration, though the committee won't revisit the sometimes bitter parish closings that have already occurred.
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ELLUNO, Italy, OCT. 21, 2004 .- Far from being limited to something private, prayer has a "social sense," explained the Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Cardinal ...
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The nation's Roman Catholic bishops said Friday they will spend the next nine months deciding whether to make any changes in the policy they enacted at the height of the clergy sex abuse crisis that includes permanently barring guilty priests from church work.    The review was mandated in the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People," the document the bishops adopted at an emotional June 2002 assembly in Dallas...
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The International Atomic Energy Agency&#39;s  governing body is expected on Monday to authorize the dispatch  of U.N. monitors to North Korea to verify the shutdown of its  atomic bomb programme, diplomats said.
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Pope Benedict XVI plans to discuss Iraq and the plight of Christians in that war-torn country when he meets for the first time with President Bush this week, the Vatican No. 2 said in an interview published Sunday.
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The Vatican on Monday issued an exhaustive guide to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church on social issues, reiterating positions against abortion, same-sex marriage and preventive war waged without compelling proof of a threat. Church officials said its release a week before the U.S. election was not intended to influence the vote.
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The Vatican's new secretary of state urged diplomats Friday to work for religious freedom everywhere, touching on a sensitive issue between the Holy See and some countries, including Muslim ones, where people are not allowed to worship freely.
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The Vatican has come calling for one of the paintings at the Columbia Museum of Art.
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ROME -- The Vatican said yesterday that the condition of Pope John Paul II continues to improve, but his latest health crisis was stimulating more discussion about whether the frail pontiff should or would retire.
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Benedict XVIÂs visit to his home turf in Germany will be in some ways a survey of the remnant that is the European church.