Pope sends farewell message of unity
By Van Meguerditchian The Daily Star, Lebanon BEIRUT: Pope Benedict XVI called on all Lebanese to reject strife and work for unity as he wrapped up an historic three-day visit, […]
Papal pressure
There are different versions of when it happened, but more than 60 years ago when confronted with the idea that the Vatican might not be enamored with his policies, Soviet […]
Apostolic exhortation tackles Christians’ Mideast exodus
By Olivia Alabaster The Daily Star, Lebanon BEIRUT: The aim of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Lebanon is ostensibly to allow him to deliver an “apostolic exhortation” in response to […]
Pope arrives in Lebanon amid Mideast turmoil
By Dana Khraiche, Rima S. Aboulmona The Daily Star BEIRUT: Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon’s capital Beirut Friday, in the third-ever visit by a Roman Catholic prelate to this […]
Muslim leaders welcome Pope Benedict’s visit (in Lebanon)
By Jana El Hassan, Wassim Mroueh The Daily Star BEIRUT: Many Shiite and Sunni clerics, including Salafist leaders, are welcoming Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to Lebanon, and expressing hope […]
Is there something rotten in the Vatican court of Pope Benedict?
The ‘Vatileaks’ scandal has lifted the lid on a world of Catholic clerical intrigue and rivalry in the Holy See. A British diplomat, sent as Her Majesty’s representative to the […]
Vatican in chaos after pope’s butler arrested for leaks, bank president ousted
Associated Press: VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s inquisition into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope’s butler, but the investigation […]
Vatican slams new book of leaked documents as ‘criminal’
Russian TV: The Vatican is threatening to take legal action against those responsible for publishing a new book of leaked internal documents. The book sheds light on power struggles and […]
The Pope will die within a year: Vatican assassination fears revealed
The Daily Telegraph: The sensational prediction was allegedly made by Cardinal Paolo Romeo, the archbishop of Palermo in Sicily, on a recent visit to China. Cardinal Romeo reportedly made the startling prediction of the Pope’s death during a trip to China in November 2011. He seemed so sure of the […]