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Pope to Issue New Bank Norms Amid Laundering Probe

NICOLE WINFIELD ABC News 12/29/2010
Pope to Issue New Bank Norms Amid Laundering Probe

The Vatican planned to issue new rules Thursday designed to make its financial transactions more transparent after a money laundering probe resulted in the seizure of 23 million euros ($30.21 million) from a Vatican account.

Suspect package at US embassy to the Vatican was a false alarm

A suspect package found Wednesday at the US embassy to the Vatican, was a false alarm police officials said.

US judge asks Vatican to serve court paper to pope

DINESH RAMDE Yahoo! News 10/02/2010
Pope's Comments Set Off Firestorm; Vatican Rushes to Clarify Comments

The Vatican on Sunday rushed to clarify a recent interview by Pope Benedict XVI, in which the pontiff states for the first time that there may be some cases in which the Roman Catholic Church's ban on condoms isn't absolute.

US judge asks Vatican to serve court paper to pope

A federal U.S. judge is asking the Vatican to cooperate in serving the pope and two other top officials with court papers that stem from decades-old allegations of sexual abuse by a priest in Wisconsin.

Vatican bank chief investigated over money laundering claims

The head of the Vatican bank has formally been placed under investigation in an inquiry into a suspected violation of Italy's money-laundering laws, judicial sources said today.

Vatican under fire, as Pope's deputy links homosexuality to paedophilia

Gay rights groups have condemned remarks by the Vatican's Secretary of State calling homosexuality a "pathology" and linking it directly to paedophilia.

US lawyer wants court to question Pope over child sex scandal; claims Benedict knew of abuse cases

A United States lawyer has filed a legal motion at a Kentucky court on Tuesday to take sworn testimony from Pope Benedict XVI on what the Vatican knew about the long-running child sex scandal of Roman Catholic priests.

Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse as 'heinous crime'

The sexual abuse of children is not just a "heinous crime" but a "grave sin" that offends God and wounds human dignity, Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday after a two-day meeting with Irish Catholic bishops at the Vatican.

Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame

FRANCES D'EMILIO AP 02/15/2010
Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame

ROME — A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland's Catholics.

Pope to meet Irish bishops on child abuse scandal

Ireland's Roman Catholic bishops are preparing for an unprecedented meeting with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican.


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