China’s polluted waters is drawing attention from environmentalists and investors, the U.N. will not compensate Haiti cholera victims and Japanese Prime Minister visits the U.S.
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Who Will Be the Next Pope? Bookmakers Place Their Bets
Just hours after Pope Benedict XVI’s surprising Feb. 28 resignation, bookmakers have already started placing odds on his successor
Pope Benedict XVI To Resign, Citing ‘Advanced Age’
Pope Benedict XVI will resign on Febraury 28 at 8pm Rome time.
The Pope’s Butler Testifies: Innocent of Theft, Guilty of Betrayal?
As the church takes the ungainly role of prosecutor, Paolo Gabriele says he acted because he believed the Pope whom he loved was misinformed
The Vatican vs. the Rebel Nuns: A Summit in the Holy See
Both sides appear to be keeping a civil silence after their meeting, but the crisis is far from resolved
China’s Religious War: Cardinal Zen Talks Beijing and the Vatican
For the third time in a year, China has declared war on the Vatican, according to one preeminent Cardinal. The Chinese government-sanctioned Catholic Church ordained Joseph Huang Bingzhang as a Catholic bishop July 14 in the city of Shantou, in southern Guangdong province. The move was made despite the express opposition of the Pope. …