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Pope’s brother apologizes over school punishment

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Pope Benedict’s elder brother Monsignor Georg Ratzinger has asked forgiveness for slapping pupils at the German boarding school where he was choirmaster and also apologized for failing to act over more violent punishment at the school.


Sixth Academy member calls Fisichella ‘unfit’

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A sixth member of the Pontifical Academy for Life has described its president, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, as “absolutely unfit” for office.


New Vatican rep for China: Report

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The Vatican has secretly elected a new delegate in China, reports say.


Pius XII archives ready in five years: Vatican official

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The documents from Pope Pius XII’s pontificate may be catalogued and ready for researchers in five years, the prefect of the Vatican Secret Archives, Bishop Sergio Pagano says.


First Vatican woman official dead at 94

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The Australian Catholic Church has paid tribute to the extraordinary life and achievements of Rosemary Goldie, the first woman to hold an official post of authority in the Roman Curia.


Asia and Africa drive Church growth

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The latest Vatican statistics show that growth in the number of priests and women Religious in Asia and Africa has offset a rapid decline in Europe to deliver overall growth of 1 per cent over most of the past decade.


Dialogue between the Vatican and the SSPX

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Fr. Gerald Murray, a Canon Lawyer, talks about the state of the current negotiations between the Holy See and the Society of St. Pius X.


Digital divide challenge for Bangladesh church

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A Dhaka lecture on digital communications by Vatican Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli has exposed the extent of media challenges for the Bangladesh Church.


Fisichella faces new fire at Pontifical Academy for Life

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Hinting that Pope Benedict should act, five members of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life say that it is “absurd” that the Academy is led by a president, Archbishop Rino Fisichella, who does not understand “absolute respect for innocent human lives”.


Child abuse ‘a heinous crime and grave sin’: Pope

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In a statement issued after a two-day meeting with the bishops of the Irish Church, Pope Benedict described child abuse as “a heinous crime and a grave sin”.


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