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  Believers: Builders of Fraternity and Peaceful Coexistence - Divali Greetings from the Vatican

  The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue of the Vatican sends their cordial greetings and sincere good wishes as Hindus celebrate Deepavali on 27 October this year.

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  The Vatican’s Message for Diwali

  The Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue has sent a Diwali message for Hindus all over the world entitled as Christians and Hindus: In Defense of the Vulnerable of Society.

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  Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Gets Political in New Book

  Retired pope illustrates the relationship between faith and politics in highly anticipated new book that features a foreword from Pope Francis.

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  Catholic Groups Launch Conversation about Female Deacons

  Their actions follow the appointment of a panel of experts set up by Pope Francis to consider the controversial question.

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  Pope Appears to Back Native Tribes in Dakota Pipeline Conflict

  Thousands of tribe members, environmentalists and others set up camps last year on Army Corps land in the North Dakota plains as protests intensified.

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  Message for the Hindus for the Feast of Depavali

   Cardinal Tauran writes “As Christians and Hindus, may we join all people of good will in supporting marriage and family life, and inspiring families to be schools of hope."

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  Pope Francis, Visiting Auschwitz, Asks God for the ‘Grace to Cry’

  Pope Francis walked in the footsteps of his two predecessors as he visited the former extermination camp at Auschwitz, where he paid silent homage to the more than one million victims.

• What are Three Hare Krishna Doing at the Vatican?

  By Rome Reports.

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  Vatican Emissary Sends Divali Message of Goodwill

  Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, drafted a message to Hindu communities world-wide on the occasion of Diwali, or Deepavali. Cardinal Tauran led the Catholic delegation to the first Hindu-Catholic Dialogue in the United States. Anuttama Dasa, ISKCON's Minister of Communications represented ISKCON at that historic event. 

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  Hindu Catholic Relations Promoted at Washington, D.C. Event

  Most significantly for ISKCON members, Vatican Council II redefined how the Catholic Church sees and engages with the non-Catholic religious traditions. 

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  The Doctor Is In: Pope Francis’ List of 15 Diseases That Ail the Church

  Pope Francis held nothing back in addressing the ills of the Catholic Church in a critique of what ails the church’s central bureaucracy.

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  Pope Francis Prays In Turkey's Blue Mosque In Interfaith Outreach

  His head bowed, Pope Francis stood Saturday for two minutes of silent prayer facing east inside one of Istanbul's most important mosques.

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  Catholic Church Sends Message of Goodwill on Divali

  "We, Christians and Hindus, may we join together with followers of other religions to foster a culture of inclusion for a just and peaceful society."

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  9 Days Historic Rama Katha in Rome

  Following the start of Morari Bapu’s historic Ram Katha in Rome, Bapu was invited to meet Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue .

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  Pope Dives Into Mideast Peace With Prayer Summit

  Pope Francis plunged into Mideast peace-making Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for a remarkable evening of peace prayers.

• The Life of Pope Francis in Cartoon

  In order to help Catholics around the world learn more about Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, CatholicLink have produced this fun video.

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  Pope's Marriage Recipe: 'Please, Thanks, Sorry'

  Francis joked that we all make mistakes: "The perfect family doesn't exist, nor the perfect husband nor wife. Let's not even talk about the perfect mother-in-law!"

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  Abortion Foes Rally in Washington, Spurred by Pope

  Thousands of marchers braved freezing temperatures in Washington to demand an end to abortion in the USA, with Pope Francis tweeting his support.

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  Pope Calls Despairing Single Pregnant Mom

  Pope Francis seems to be calling just about everyone. Mostly recently, he called a women encouraging her to drop the idea of abortion. 

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  Pope urges G20 Leaders to Seek Syria Peace Talks

  Francis urges leaders to abandon 'futile pursuit' of military solution and work instead for dialogue.

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  Vatican Panel Clears John Paul II for Sainthood

  Pope John Paul II has cleared the final obstacle before being made a saint, awaiting just the final approval from Pope Francis.

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  Former Pope Benedict XVI to Return to the Vatican on Thursday
  More than two months after his resignation, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will return to the Vatican to live in a small retrofitted convent. Benedict’s return will present the Vatican with the unprecedented situation of a reigning pope and a retired pope living a short distance from each other.
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  Pope Francis Doubles His Twitter Flock
  The account @pontifex - the word "pope" in Latin - has tweets in nine languages including English, Spanish, Arabic and Latin. They are snippets of religious instruction rather than insights into the pontiff's daily life.
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  Pope Francis Calls on Catholics to Leave Their Comfort Zone
  In his first general audience since his election to the papacy, Pope Francis on Wednesday (March 27) urged Catholics to leave their comfort zone to search for “lost sheep.”
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  Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected as Pope Francis
  Argentinian Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected as Pope Francis on Wednesday (March 13), after only two days of voting in the conclave tasked with choosing a successor to Pope Benedict XVI.
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  U.S. Catholics Divided On Church's Direction Under New Pope
  As the pontificate of Benedict XVI winds down, a new report by the Pew Research Center finds that American Catholics are split in their hopes for the next pope.
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  Europe Remains Challenge for Church
  As Pope Benedict XVI prepares to relinquish his office, church leaders planning for a new pontiff are sure to deliberate over one of his longtime goals: replenishing Europe's deserted pews.
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  Pope Benedict XVI to Resign, Citing Age

  In a move that took the world by surprise, Pope Benedict XVI announced on Monday (Feb. 11) that he will become the first pope in 600 years to resign, with plans to step down on Feb. 28.

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  Pope on Social Networking: The Virtual Is Real
  Pope Benedict XVI put church leaders on notice, saying social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter aren't a virtual world they can ignore, but rather a very real world they must engage if they want to spread the faith to the next generation.
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  Sistine Chapel Ceiling Turns 500 Years Old

  Michelangelo's fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, one of the world's most iconic pieces of art, celebrated its 500th anniversary on 10/31 in Vatican City. Pope Benedict XVI marked the occasion with the celebration of Vespers in the chapel on Wednesday evening.

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  Pope Goes Green with Electric Car
  Benedict has been dubbed the "green pope" for his environmental concerns, which have been a hallmark of his papacy. He has written of the need to protect God's creation in his encyclicals, and raised the issue on his foreign trips and in his annual peace messages.
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  Sistine Chapel Choir And Westminster Abbey Choir Join For Special Mass At Vatican
  The Sistine Chapel Choir, whose boys and men sing for the pope at all his Masses, is about to get some illustrious company. It's the first time in its 500-plus year history that the pope's personal choir will sing as a single chorus with another choir, let alone one from the breakaway Anglican church.
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  Pope Calls for ‘Authentic Freedom’ in Cuba
  In the heart of Revolution Square in Cuba, with towering images of guerrilla heroes staring back at him, Pope Benedict XVI called for “authentic freedom” in one of the world’s most authoritarian states.
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  Anglican Leader to Pray With Pope
  The Archbishop of Canterbury will pray together with Pope Benedict XVI in a rare gesture of unity on Saturday despite simmering resentment over the Catholic Church's move to recruit Anglicans.
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  In Galileo’s Hometown, Vatican Promotes Science
  Nearly four centuries after the Roman Catholic Church branded Galileo Galilei a heretic for positing that the sun was the center of the universe, the Vatican is co-hosting a major science exhibition in his hometown.
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  Vatican to Host Global Summit on Sexual Abuse
  Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Catholic bishops from all over the world will meet next week at a Vatican summit aimed at preventing abuse and protecting children.
• Vatican's Exorcist: Yoga Is Satanic

  Yoga is the work of the devil, according to a man who claims to have banished evil spirits from 70,000 people. Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican's chief exorcist, says yoga leads to a belief in Hinduism, and "all eastern religions are based on a false belief in reincarnation."

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  Vatican Lending iPods to Pilgrims in Bid to Lower Noise Level in Rome Basilica
  From a tiny booth in the back of St. John in Lateran, the Holy See’s pilgrim agency has been quietly asking tourists if they want to tour Rome’s oldest basilica with an iPod in hand loaded with an app specially designed to access the place’s art, architecture and Christian history.
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  Pope Pledges Support For Gypsies
  Pope Benedict XVI listened to Gypsies recount their way of life at a first-ever papal audience for them at the Vatican on Saturday, decried their persecution by the Nazis during World War II and called on Europe to help end centuries of rejection for the Roma people.
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  Vatican: Religious Leaders Will Not Pray Together At Assisi
  The October gathering will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s “prayer for peace” encounter in Assisi. The 1986 event was seen by many as a milestone in interreligious relations but was criticised by some Catholics who said it appeared to inappropriately mix elements from Christian and non-Christian religions.
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  Vatican Sends Divali Wishes
  The Vatican`s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue sends a message for the feast of Dipavali 2010 to the Hindus all over the world.
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  Italy: 'First Icons' Of Apostles Found In Rome
  Italian art restorers have discovered the oldest known paintings of Christ's apostles, Paul, Peter, Andrew and John, in Rome. The restorers used new laser technology to uncover the 4th or 5th Century images in a burial chamber in the district of Ostiense.
• Vatican Study Shows Genders Sin Differently

  As if there aren't enough differences between the sexes – now it seems we sin in quite diverse ways. Men struggle most with lust, while for women it's the issue of pride. A Vatican report has found that after excessive pride, the most common sin for women is envy; for men the urge for sex is followed by desire for food, The Advertiser reports.

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  Pope's YouTube Message Falls on Deaf Ears
  Pope Benedict XVI's launch of a Vatican channel on global video-sharing website YouTube fell on slightly deaf ears Friday, according to early viewing figures. By 1630 GMT, http://it.youtube.com/vatican had drawn a total of 14,606 views and signed up just 528 subscribers to what the Holy See describes as "the Catholic Church's position regarding the principal issues of the world today."
• Hindus Applaud Vatican's Christian-Muslim Dialogue

  Hindus have lauded the groundbreaking three-day dialogue between Catholics and Muslims, which concluded at Vatican City on Thursday, and called it a “step in the right direction”.

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  Vatican Solar Panels Installed

  As Pope Benedict again called on young people to defend nature from a "correct ecological perspective", the first solar panels have been installed on the Paul VI auditorium at the Vatican. BBC News reports Pope Benedict has become the first pontiff to harness solar power to provide energy for the Vatican.

• Vatican to Host Meeting on Evolutionary Theory

  VATICAN CITY (AFP) - The Vatican announced Monday it will host a conference on evolutionary theory next year coinciding with its 150th anniversary -- and as creationism gains ground among fundamentalist Christians.

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  Vatican OKs Nuclear Energy

  The Vatican criticised countries such as Italy which have abandoned nuclear power, saying atomic energy is only evil when used to make weapons.

• Companies See Increased Interest in Spiritual Tours

  They plan to take a lot of photos and record the experience when they go on a faith-based trip to Italy and Bosnia in May. The Grand Rapids couple will visit the Vatican, as well as religious sites in Monte Ste. Angelo, Loreto and Lanciano. In Bosnia, the city of Medjugorje holds a place where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to children every day since 1981.

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  Confused Confessors: Probe Discloses Clergy’s Diverging Views

  The major Italian weekly magazine L'espresso has published a piece of investigative journalism on how Catholic priests handle their confessions; the Vatican became enraged at the disclosures.