Vatican worried about positions on family
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The Vatican is worried its opposition to abortion, embryonic stem cell research and gay marriage could one day land it before an international court of justice, a senior Vatican official said in an interview published Wednesday.
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Â· Archbishops to draw up historic covenantÂ· Conservatives see chance to crack down on dissent
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Soccer and spice are not very nice when it comes to portraying the birth of Christ, the Vatican complained yesterday.
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Pope Benedict XVIÂs visit to Turkey in late November is likely to be a flash point for a surprisingly broad array of issues.
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Issues surrounding a possible reuniting of the Catholic and Anglican churches under the pope are discussed in a 42-page statement currently being prepared, church leaders said on Tuesday.
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The Church of England's highest-ranking cleric has warned of a crisis of modern childhood due to fierce pressures at school and from increasingly aggressive advertizing.
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Italy's left is seeking to "eradicate" the traditional family with its plan for a law that would give unmarried couples, including gays, some of the same rights as married couples, the Vatican newspaper said Saturday.
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The Vatican complains of a 'militant secularism' sidelining the Church from public life in Europe.
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The inclusion of prayers calling for conversions has led to sharp criticism of the Vatican.
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The sudden hospitalization of Pope  John Paul was another reminder, if any were needed, that one of  the longest and most event-studded pontificates in history may  be coming to a close.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury hears concerns from the Pope on the future of the Anglican Communion.
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A decree by Pope Benedict allowing priests to say the old Latin Mass more frequently has drawn criticism within Catholic and Jewish ranks, with one Italian bishop saying he was "in mourning".
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Christians in the Middle East are growing uneasy over the widespread Muslim anger at Pope Benedict XVI, saying they increasingly worry about growing divisions between the two faiths.
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The Vatican's top official for family issues decried as a "sad step" Saturday the Spanish government's proposal to allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
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The Pope is expected to abolish the state of limbo for babies that die before baptism. Send us your views.
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Roman Catholic Church leaders say they are frustrated with Rudolph W. Giulianiâs position on abortion.
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The Vatican secretly issued instructions to the Catholic church in France not to return Jewish children to their families after the second world war, it emerged yesterday.