Vatican 'backs ex-Kennedy wife'
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The Vatican reverses the marriage annulment of former Congressman Joseph Kennedy, his ex-wife says.
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VATICAN CITY : Pope John Paul II on Sunday beatified the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, and a German mystic whose visions inspired Mel Gibson&#39;s controversial film &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot;.
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Former U.S. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara married Italian-born widow Diana Masieri Byfield in a private ceremony Thurday in St. Francis Basilica in Assisi.
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Gay rights activists say Vatican influence fuels discrimination against gay people in Italy.
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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is becoming increasingly alarmed at what it regards as official anti-Roman Catholic sentiment and secular trends in Europe, as government after government approves measures on abortion, family law, and scientific study that run counter to Catholic teaching.
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A Vatican handbook made public Monday questioned preventive war and denounced the "horrendous crime" of abortion, but Vatican officials denied they were trying to influence the U.S. presidential election campaign.
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The Vatican released details of its financial report Friday, saying increased contributions from dioceses and individuals &#151; primarily from the United States &#151; helped keep it in the black despite rising labor costs and a falling dollar.
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Televangelist Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition, endorsed Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani on Wednesday.
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The Vatican has clarified the guidelines it wants church judges to follow when making decisions on marriage annulments, saying Tuesday that it wants the practice that some critics have dubbed "Catholic divorce" handled more seriously.
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California first lady Maria Shriver on Sunday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for president, becoming the latest member of the Kennedy clan to line up behind the Democratic senator from Illinois.
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A conservative U.S. lawyer's  attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator  John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired  Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.
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ITALY ROME -- The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians arrived in the Italian capital last night, ahead of a Vatican ceremony for the return of two saints' relics that were taken to Rome centuries ago. Pope John Paul II will give the relics of Patriarchs John Chrysostom and Gregory Nazianzen to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at a ceremony ...
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The Vatican said Friday it has every right to spread its message and accept converts but that non-Catholics must never be forced to embrace the faith
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's Roman Catholic Church has been cleared of accusations that its opposition to abortion violated a law banning priests from mixing in politics, but the church said yesterday that it will mount a campaign to change the law it believes is too restrictive.
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The Vatican, which has been accused of aggressively seeking souls in Russia and some other countries, said Friday it has every right to spread its message and accept converts but that non-Catholics must never be forced to embrace the faith.
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VATICAN CITY, AUG. 25, 2004 .- John Paul II handed over the icon of the Mother of God of Kazan to a Vatican delegation that will take it to the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow this Saturday.
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The outgoing leader of Russia's Catholics said Wednesday the problems souring Vatican relations with the Russian Orthodox Church should be overcome so the two faiths could work together to advance the word of Christ.