At a mass at St Peter’s Basilica, the pope prayed for God to “implant his peace in our hearts” but also to “break the rods of the oppressors”.
Security was tight. Last year at the same mass a woman jumped the barriers and lunged at the pope.
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“Pope visit of great importance for Serbia”
December 23rd, 2010 |
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The Roman Catholic archbishop of Belgrade said the possible visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Serbia would be very significant. Stanislav HoÄevar was quoted as saying that Serbia would “thus present itself as a state that is aware of its historic role and would become the driving force of dialogue in the region”.
Catholics and condoms: No kidding
November 25th, 2010 |
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A slight shift in position on condoms
FROM the headlines, it sounded like a sensational climbdown: Pope Benedict XVI had said the use of condoms in some circumstances was permissible. In fact, the pontiff had not announced a U-turn, but shifted a nuance. In an interview with a German journalist, Peter Seewald, for a book published by the Vatican (and checked before publication), he gave an example of a situation in which condom use might be acceptable. If a male prostitute was trying, responsibly, to do his bit to halt the spread of AIDS, that would be “a first step towards moralisation”.
That is a long way from a full embrace of modern contraceptive technology (and secular thinking about sexuality). The pope used a case in which a condom could have no contraceptive role. His careful scholarly words also reiterated the Church’s teaching that condoms trivialise sex, reducing it to a “self-administered drug”, stoking promiscuity, and thus AIDS. …
Pope urges immigrants to integrate
October 27th, 2010 |
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Pope Benedict has called on immigrants to respect the laws and national identity of their host countries.
He said that every country had the right to regulate the flow of migration and immigrants had a duty to integrate.
Mobile Pope
September 16th, 2010 |
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Where the pope likes to go on his official travels
POPE BENEDICT XVI began his state visit to Britain on Thursday September 16th. He finds a country where Catholics, once discriminated against, are conspicuously successful in public life and where the Catholic Church has enjoyed a boost in its fortunes since the European Union expanded in 2004. This may mean Britain receives more visits from popes in the future: the country is low on the list of countries visited since 1964, when the Vatican began counting such trips systematically. However Britain will not be the most comfortable place for the current pope to visit. His elevation from Cardinal Ratzinger to Benedict XVI prompted the Sun newspaper to run a headline that read, “From Hitler Youth to Papa Ratzi”. Since then, reporting of his papacy in Britain has been dominated by the Church’s mis-handling of child-abuse scandals.
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Popemobile
September 15th, 2010 |
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Pope Benedict will be visiting the UK shortly and it is sure to be something of a media frenzy. The Pope will be greeting the crowds in the latest line of bespoke vehicles that are dubbed ‘Popemobile’. The current version for this trip is a conversion based on a Mercedes M-Class. I just wish the registration plate could be POPE 1.
Susan Boyle To Sing For Pope
August 25th, 2010 |
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Talent show sensation Susan Boyle is set to fulfill her biggest dream yet –- she’ll be singing for the pope. The Scottish spinister-turned-international singing star is also a Catholic and will perform “I Dreamed A Dream,” the Les Miserables hit that made her a YouTube star around the globe last year. Susan will also sing the [...]
No decision yet on inviting Pope to visit Serbia
April 17th, 2010 |
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Patriarch Irinej said that the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has yet to decide on whether it would invite Pope Benedict XVI to visit Serbia in 2013. Regarding the celebration of 1,700 years since the Edict of Milan in Niš, Irinej said that he expect leaders of all Christian churches to attend, since it is one of the most important dates of the religion.
Papal vulnerability
March 29th, 2010 |
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Pope Benedict XVI is losing popularity
THE pope addressed tens of thousands in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday (March 28th) at the start of Holy Week in the Catholic Church. Despite the crowds, Pope Benedict XVI’s popularity may be waning as a result of his handling of recent child-abuse scandals across Europe and America. Some even want him to resign for his part, before becoming pope in 2005, in a decision merely to send for therapy an alleged paedophile priest, who later returned to pastoral work. The church has said that Cardinal Ratzinger (as he then was) did not know that the priest returned to work. The pope is also accused of ignoring pleas for the removal of an American priest, who allegedly molested 200 deaf boys. Yet the pope’s supporters point to his earlier efforts, reportedly ignored by his predecessor John Paul II, to launch a full inquiry into the behaviour of a cardinal in Vienna who was removed from office in 1995 after accusations of sex abuse.
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Pope apologizes for Irish priests’ sex abuse
March 20th, 2010 |
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Pope Benedict XVI has apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Catholic priests in Ireland.
In a pastoral letter to Irish Catholics, he acknowledged the sense of betrayal in the Church felt by victims and their families.
Susan Boyle lined-up to sing for Pope
January 30th, 2010 |
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Susan Boyle would be singing for the Pope when he visits Scotland in September.
Simon Cowell’s brother Tony, 59, a close friend of Susan, said ‘The Britain’s Got Talent’ star, 48, was the obvious choice to entertain him, reports The Daily Star.
Susan is a devout Catholic and still attends mass as often as she can.
The [...]
Pope Asks Priests to Embrace the Web, Blogs
January 26th, 2010 |
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Call it Pope 2.0: The Vatican reaches out to priests, asking them to embrace the Internet and Web 2.0 tools such as blogging in order to reach followers around the world.
– The Roman Catholic Church is looking to bring ancient scripture and the
World Wide Web together, according to Pope Benedict XVIs message for the 44th
World Communications Day.
In remarks published by the Holy See, the pope encouraged priests to take
advantage of the rich “menu of options” multi…
Pope Benedict XVI congratulates new patriarch
January 23rd, 2010 |
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Roman Catholic Church leader Pope Benedict XVI congratulated the new Serbian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Irinej on his election. The Pope said that he hopes that the two churches will be able to increase cooperation.
Pope attacker released in Turkey
January 18th, 2010 |
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The man who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981 has been released from prison in Turkey. Mehmet Ali Agca served 19 years in an Italian prison for shooting John Paul, and another 10 years in Turkey for the earlier murder of a newspaper editor.
Woman floors Pope at Rome Christmas mass
December 25th, 2009 |
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Amateur footage of the moment a woman jumps a barrier to get to the Pope during this year’s Christmas eve mass in Rome has led news stories across the globe. The incident has raised serious questions over the Pontiff’s security after the Vatican admitted the woman tried to do the same thing last year.
Pope Knocked Down [VIDEO] — Pope Benedict Falls During Christmas Eve Ambush
December 25th, 2009 |
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Pope Benedict XVI is recovering from pre-Mass pandemonium this evening after a mentally-disturbed Roman woman jumped a barrier and toppled The Pontiff as he walked down the main aisle during Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on Thursday.
The 82-year-old pope was helped to his feet by aides and is unhurt, said Vatican spokesman The [...]
Vatican shows support for Serbian EU integration
November 14th, 2009 |
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President Boris Tadić and Pope Benedict XVI met in the Vatican to discuss Serbia’s European integration and issues related to Kosovo. Tadić also met with the Vatican secretary of state and foreign minister before meeting with the pope.
Pope visits Czech Republic
September 27th, 2009 |
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On his first visit to the Czech Republic Pope Benedict has urged Czechs to rediscover their Christian roots trampled on by 40 years of totalitarian rule. The object of his three-day visit is to support the Czech Catholic Church in a country that has one of the lowest proportions of religious practitioners in the world. Fewer than 3 million of the countries ten 10.5 million population claim to be Catholic and few practice.
The Vatican’s got talent: Pope voice on album
July 31st, 2009 |
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By Colin Paterson
Entertainment reporter, BBC News
Pope Benedict XVI will be heard singing and speaking on an album to be released on the record label that was home to Nirvana and Guns N’ Roses.
The pontiff is to release Alma Mater, an album of Lauretan litanies and prayers with musical accompaniment, through Geffen Records.
The label said listeners would be "shocked" by his "incredible voice".
The album, which features the Pope using five different languages, will be released on 30 November.
The project came about after the label learned earlier this year that Benedict XVI had been working on an album with the Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome.
‘Very happy’
Colin Barlow, president of Geffen UK, explained: "We travelled to Rome, heard some of the music and realised it was a beautiful piece of music and something that actually could be an incredible record for us to work on.
"It’s very much about delivering a really brilliant piece of music and making sure we treat it with the respect it deserves."
The album will contain eight pieces of music, one featuring Pope Benedict singing and the others providing accompaniment to his recitals of passages and prayers.
GEFFEN RECORDS- First signing was Donna Summer
- Launched a $3m (£1.8m) lawsuit against Neil Young in 1983 for not making commercial records
- In 1994, three Geffen acts – Nirvana, Beck and Counting Crows – occupied the top three in the US modern rock chart.
But Pope Benedict did not go into the studio – the Vatican supplied recordings of his vocals made at official services and also from speeches he made on his foreign trips.
The choir recorded their parts in St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, while the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recorded the classical backing track in London’s Abbey Road Studios.
Barlow said the Pope was pleased with the progress of the recording.
"We’ve had a letter from the Vatican saying that he’s heard the music so far and he’s very happy with what he’s heard," he added.
Proceeds will help to to providing music education for underprivileged children around the world.
Geffen Records was founded in 1980 and had its first number one album with John Lennon’s Double Fantasy.
By the end of the decade it started to specialise in rock music, signing the likes of Guns N’ Roses, Aerosmith and Nirvana.
Geffen also recently signed Dame Shirley Bassey.
The albums of Dame Shirley and the Pope will both be out in time for Christmas.
It is not the first time a Pope has released an album.
In 1982, John Paul II reached number 71 in the charts with The Pilgrim Pope, and, in 1994, his recording of The Rosary peaked at number 50.
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