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Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI.; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger on 16 April 1927) is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church, which includes the Latin Church and the twenty-two sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches. Often regarded as the present successor to Saint Peter, Benedict XVI was elected on 19 April 2005 in a papal conclave, celebrated his Papal Inauguration Mass on 24 April 2005, and took possession of his cathedral, the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, on 7 May 2005. A native of Bavaria, Pope Benedict XVI has both German and Vatican citizenship.

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Pope Benedict XVI Meets With Czech Republic Prime Minister

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Rector of Rome's Irish College to be chaplain to pope

Source: Irish Times

The rector of the Irish College in Rome Fr Ciarán O’Carroll has been appointed chaplain to Pope Benedict XVI which promotes him to the rank of monsignor, Archbishop Diarmuid Martin has announced. Msgr O’Carroll was appointed rector of the Iris ...
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Pope uses Apple iPad to send his first Tweet

Pope launched new Vatican News site with an iPad.
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Cuba’s Ladies in White have ‘tough’ meeting with Church official

Source: Miami Herald

By Juan O. Tamayo A Cuban Catholic Church official told the Ladies in White on Friday they are no longer a humanitarian group and that the government is unlikely to let them go to the Vatican even if Pope Benedict XVI grants them a ...
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Source: Religion Dispatches

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Pope's servant said Vatican leak suspect

Source: United Press International

VATICAN CITY, May 25 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI's servant Paolo Gabriele has been arrested for leaking Vatican documents, sources told ANSA Friday. A Vatican spokesman said a suspect in the leaks was being questioned by Vatican magistrates. Earlier t ...
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Vatican Authorities Arrest Pope’s Butler on Suspicion of ‘Vatileaks’

Source: National Catholic Register

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s law enforcement bureau arrested Pope Benedict XVI’s butler, Paolo Gabriele, on suspicion of leaking a series of confidential Vatican documents and letters to the media. The Holy See Press Office's director, Father Federico Lo ...
Full article at: National Catholic Register More like this 4 hours ago, 2:53pm CDT

Vatican says it has caught person who leaked documents

Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

The Vatican said Friday that its police is holding a suspect in connection with the "illegal" possession of classified documents. "This person is at the disposal of the Vatican magistrates for ulterior clarification," pa ...
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The Pope's Butler Has Been Arrested For Leaking Secret Vatican Documents

Source: The Business Insider

Vatican police have arrested Pope Benedict XVI's personal butler following an investigation into the leaking of sensitive church documents. The butler, identified as Paolo Gabriele, 40, was held by gendarmes aft ...
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Dangerous Lives of Altar Boy Jokes

Source: Real Clear Religion

A bunch of people who don’t like the Catholic Church have been smugging themselves silly over one of those images modeled on demotivational posters. You’re probably familiar with the genre if you’re on Facebook. People ...
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