Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II Blasts Vatican &#39;proselytism&#39;
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ROME, Aug 27  - Russian Patriarch Alexy II blasted the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches Friday for proselytising in traditionally Orthodox areas of the former Soviet Union, even as the Vatican handed over a precious icon to his Orthodox Church.
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LONDON, Aug 21 (IPS) - A new missive on women from the Vatican followed   by a strong response to it has brought new spark to an old  debate.
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Pope Benedict XVI came under a hail of criticism from the Islamic world Friday for comments he made earlier in the week in Germany regarding the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslim faith.
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ANKARA, Turkey, Nov. 26 -- Thousands of chanting, flag-waving protesters on Sunday denounced Pope Benedict XVI as anti-Islamic, demanding that he cancel a trip to Turkey this week that the Vatican hopes will help mend relations between the pontiff and Muslims.
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VATICAN CITY -- The cardinal chosen by Pope John Paul II to head a new Vatican foundation to help AIDS victims said yesterday that too much time was spent arguing over the Catholic Church's opposition to condoms while too many people were dying.
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The drive by a revitalized Russian Orthodox Church to weave its tenets into the education system has prompted a backlash.
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The Vatican said on Tuesday Christian denominations outside Roman Catholicism were not full churches of Jesus Christ.
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The Vatican stepped up its defense Tuesday of Pope Pius XII, with its No. 2 official decrying that the World War II pontiff was the victim of a "black legend" claiming he remained largely silent in the face of the Holocaust.
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Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexy II believes that his meeting with the Pope is possible only if all problems in relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church are settled.
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The Archbishop of Wales uses his Christmas message to warn of dangers posed by "atheistic fundamentalism".
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II discussed the US sex-abuse scandal with a group of American bishops yesterday, encouraging them to be more open to the needs of parishioners in the wake of a &quot;crisis of confidence in the church's leadership.&quot;
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In a letter to the communion&#39;s leaders dated November 28, the Archbishop of Canterbury said the controversy had led many homosexual people, including those who are celibate, to &quot;feel that there is no good news for them in the church&quot;.
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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; about the war in Iraq and other world hot spots, as he delivered his annual Christmas Day message to thousands of followers in Rome&#39;s St Peter&#39;s Square.
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Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence&#39;&#39; and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace&#39;&#39; in his annual Christmas Day message.
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The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, yesterday ploughed into fresh controversy by announcing two startling beatifications.
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Pope John Paul II marked the 26th anniversary of his papacy, feted Friday evening by a military chorus and orchestra from Russia &#151; a country the globe-trotting pope has been unable to visit.
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Christian symbols are being denigrated over Christmas says a leader of the Catholic Church of England and Wales.