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Fresh from the Vatican: Pope invites Muslim envoys to meeting

"ROME, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI has invited ambassadors from Muslim nations to meet him on Monday in a bid to calm anger over his use of a medieval text saying their religion was spread by violence. The...

'The pope is like Hitler'

"Kabul - Muslim clerics and students in Afghanistan said on Friday that Pope Benedict XVI had shown himself to be among the worst people in history with his "propaganda" against Islam. A gathering of about 300 angry...

Vatican going Green

Vatican plans to tap solar energy -Associated Press -"ROME -- Some Holy See buildings will start using solar energy, reflecting Pope Benedict XVI's concern about conserving the Earth's resources, a Vatican engineer...

Tony Blair's Last Overseas Engagement.

Tony Blair, is in the Vatican this morning for talks with Pope Benedict. This is reported as being his last overseas engagement before he hands over to Gordon Brown as PM next week. There has been speculation in...

Vatican II - take two.

Pope says other Christians are not true churches -"Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective...

Vatican reassures Jews of its esteem

Wow...I wonder how many other people they have to convince now.... :)"The Vatican acknowledged that some Jewish groups had expressed "disappointment" over the prayer Pope Benedict XVI revived from the old Latin rite...