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Susan Sarandon calls Pope a 'Nazi'

18.10.11
A catholic group has hit out at Susan Sarandon after she referred to Pope Benedict XVI as a "Nazi"... more

Pope begins four-day visit to his homeland

22.09.11
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Germany today on his first state visit to his homeland where he is expected to be greeted by large protests and even larger crowds of Catholic faithful... more

Pope begins four-day visit to his homeland

22.09.11
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Germany on his first state visit to his homeland where he is expected to be greeted by large protests and even larger crowds of Catholic faithful ... more

Spanish protest and rioting at Pope visit

18.08.11
Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Spain today amid anger and rioting in Madrid over the €50 million cost of his visit... more

Praise Jesus, says Pope in first tweet

29.06.11
The Pope has tweeted for the first time - the 84-year-old Pontiff used an iPad to send a message via the official Vatican Twitter account... more

Pope girl's miracle escape in bus crush

18.02.11
Three-year-old girl blessed by the Pope has survived being crushed under the wheels of her father's 22-seater bus in New South Wales... more

Archbishop’s fears as vicars move over to Catholic Church

19.11.10
Some parishes will be left without priests as disaffected Anglicans defect to Rome, the Archbishop of Canterbury has warned... more

Terror threat to Pope: Five Algerian street cleaners held

17.09.10
Five men were arrested by anti-terrorist police in central London amid fears they were plotting to attack the Pope... more

Cherie Blair: Catholics should not apologise for where we're from

17.09.10
Cherie Blair today told fellow Catholics, 'we shouldn't apologise for where we've come from'... more

Stephen Fry is no saint, so why let him preach at us?

17.09.10
The level of abuse heaped on the Pope by the celebocracy has made me feel almost sorry him... more

Pope tells thousands of pupils to find true happiness in God

17.09.10
Pope tells thousands of London schoolchildren, 'I hope there are some future saints among you', as one million Catholic pupils across the UK tune in via internet ... more

The Pope shows his faith in this great diverse city

17.09.10
Religion has a vital role to play in the flourishing of our society — and the papal visit is a key part of this... more

6mph Popemobile will bring central London to a standstill

17.09.10
Traffic in central London is set to grind to a halt tomorrow as tens of thousands of Catholic pilgrims come to see Pope Benedict... more

Pope arrives in UK and tells of 'shock and sadness' over sex abuse

16.09.10
Pope expresses his 'shock and sadness' at the child sex abuse scandal rocking the Catholic Church... more

London should welcome the Pope

16.09.10
Pope Benedict’s arrival in Britain is a momentous occasion - despite his adviser's remark that the UK is like a Third World country... more

Why I’m giving up Catholicism

26.08.10
Sex scandals, misogyny and a terrorist priest have turned this writer against her lifelong religion... more

Susan Boyle to perform for Pope during next month's visit

25.08.10
Susan Boyle is to perform for the Pope during an open air celebration for his visit next month... more

Police wire tap records Pope Benedict's telephone calls

11.06.10
Pope Benedict XVI's telephone calls are recorded by Italian police during a corruption investigation... more

Catholic bishops deliver full apology for child sex abuse

22.04.10
Catholic bishops make a full and unprecedented apology for the child abuse scandals sweeping the church... more

Pope pledges to protect children after child sex abuse scandal

21.04.10
Pope Benedict promises 'church action' to tackle the clerical child sex abuse scandal, in a new bid to placate victims and restore public confidence in the Catholic Church... more

Pope tells priests: Use blogs to spread the Gospel

25.01.10
The Pope has told priests to use digital technology to spread their message to people of other religions and cultures... more

Top of the Popes on Vatican CD

11.11.09
Pope Benedict XVI is hoping to top the charts this Christmas with the release of an album at the end of this month... more

Pope's visit expected to be confirmed

24.09.09
Religious and political leaders welcomed the prospect of the first official papal visit to the UK, which is expected to be confirmed today... more

Pope criticised as ‘detached’ at Jews’ memorial

12.05.09
The Pope ran into further controversy on his Holy Land pilgrimage as he was accused of showing detachment from Jewish suffering in the Holocaust... more

Pope visits scene of devastating quake

28.04.09
The Pope was visiting the central Italian area devastated by the earthquake which killed 297... more

Vatican rushes to defend Pope's condom claim

19.03.09
The Vatican has been forced to defend Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to condoms as a means for stopping the spread of Aids... more

Brown asks the Pope to visit UK

19.02.09
The Pope may visit Britain after being invited by Gordon Brown... more

'What a lovely audience!' - or how Brucie felt when he met the Pope

12.09.08
His catchphrase 'What a lovely audience... so much better than last week' was a favourite with game-show fans. But let's hope Bruce Forsyth refrained from using it during an audience with the Pope. ... more


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