VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has told world leaders attending the climate summit in Copenhagen that caring for God's creation requires they adopt sober and responsible lifestyles. Benedict said Sunday he hoped the meeting, which opens Monday, wo
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI and visiting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Thursday to upgrade Vatican-Kremlin relations to full diplomatic ties, the Vatican said. The meeting followed improvements in relations between the Russian Orthod
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI is calling for prayers and concrete action to comfort all those who are suffering from AIDS. Benedict issued the appeal during his weekly Sunday blessing ahead of World AIDS Day on Tuesday. He said the Catholic Churc
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI hailed a 1984 Vatican-mediated friendship agreement between Argentina and Chile as a luminous example of peace winning out over war during an audience Saturday with the presidents of both countries. In 1978, when b
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams sought to ease tensions between the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches at cordial talks at the Vatican on Saturday. The private meeting came just two weeks after t
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