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Appointing bishops has been a sore point between Beijing and the Vatican, which do not maintain official diplomatic ties.

In a statement Wednesday, the Vatican said the ordination of Reverend Joseph Guo Jincai was done despite objections from Pope Benedict.

All this might have been harmless enough had it not been for the role Padre Pio played in post-war Vatican, and Italian, politics.

The Vatican has identified the woman as a Swiss and Italian citizen, 25, with a history of mental problems. She was arrested by the police.

President Lugo decided to abandon the church for a political career two years ago, much to the displeasure of the Vatican.

In October, an Italian court ruled against an appeal by the Vatican, which had been seeking the release of the frozen funds.

The Vatican had reviewed its security procedures after a woman lunged at him at the previous year's event, causing him to stumble.

At the Vatican, the Pope greeted pilgrims in an overcoat and said he hoped spring would come soon.

The Vatican is divided into departments that rarely communicate with one another, out of a centuries-old culture of secrecy and autonomy.

The Vatican claimed this was to cut costs to better serve their dioceses, but Aringarosasuspected it was more of a security measure.

A CNN Vatican expert said the name symbolizes humanity, simplicity and rebuilding the catholic church.

Because the Vatican did not approve the two bishops' ordinations , the church spokesman said, the ceremonies were "illegitimate. "

That would not need Security Council approval and elevate the Palestinians' U. N. status to that of the Vatican.

The Vatican said it considered the case closed and added there was no point dredging up the "deplorable" comments in a legal battle.

Vatican official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said the man was being held for questioning by Vatican police.

A Vatican official in Rome said the Roman Catholic Church would not comment until it had time to read the letter.

But this time, he welcomed the president outside and took him for a stroll through the Vatican Gardens.

Vatican observers will be watching to see what sort of relationship he is able to establish with young Catholics.

Two months ago, the Vatican instructed bishops that they must make it a global priority to root out sexual abuse of children by priests.

Irish victims accused the pope of evading the question of Vatican responsibility in the long-awaited, eight-page letter.

Vatican officials have no doubt found the exposure of such internal dissent acutely embarrassing.

The Vatican gave no reason for the Pope's refusal and said the bishops would be given different duties.

The plight of Christians in the Middle East was the subject of a two-week meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican in October.

Vatican spokesman Thomas Rosica says, just before being elected pope, Cardinal Bergoglio entered the conclave with a sense of apprehension.

Crowds are gathering at the Vatican in Rome, with up to a million expected for the inauguration Mass of Pope Francis.

In January this year, the Vatican also launched its YouTube channel, though so far, none of the videos posted there have gone viral yet.

As if we had not enough from one "Holiness" with direct line to the beyond in the Vatican!

Despite its weakening hold over the nations, the Vatican still stands as the greatest form of human leadership, after the Armageddon.

The museum expressed disappointment at the Vatican's objection, but said it was prepared to consider the Church's point.

This piece was closely protected by the Vatican and it was not allowed to be sung anywhere but inside the Sistine Chapel.

You see, the king of Saudi Arabia, also known as the Keeper of the Two Holy Mosques of Mecca and Medina, can visit the pope in the Vatican.

She was said later by Vatican officials to be mentally disturbed and was detained for questioning.

The Ecumenical Catholic Church which ordained the men had been at loggerheads with the Vatican over the issue of married priests.

I'd kick them all out of every country, then drop a bomb on the Vatican.

All this meant extra paperwork: complaints to the Vatican, petitions, investigations, and interrogations.

I shall stress that China adheres to the two principles to improve and develop the relations with Vatican. The policy remains unchanged.

The firing of the head of the Vatican bank last week and the turmoil in the Vatican are more signs of the end of an era in Europe.

Despite its once supreme authority, humans have begun to put their faith in local leaders and nobles, taking authority from the Vatican.

She said it focused too narrowly on Irish Catholic leaders without scrutinizing the role of the Vatican.

Professor Langdon. Commander Richter has ordered me to escort you to the Vatican immediately.

The choir stopped singing and the crowd gasped as Vatican security men ran down the central nave to see what had happened.

Sex scandals are breaking over the Catholic church with such fury that the Vatican has felt bound to defend Pope Benedict XVI himself.

He said a key obstacle also includes the patriotic church, which would lose power under any detente with the Vatican.

The Vatican is the only country in Europe that has not established official diplomatic relations with China.

But he's also the guy who survived an anti-matter explosion at the Vatican and a Paris manhunt and uncovered the truth about the Holy Grail.

The Vatican needs to step up to the plate and admit that it condoned and facilitated such crimes against humanity.

A Vatican experts said the name choices is very significant .

Though rarely ahead of the communication curve, the Vatican is usually not far behind.

The woman is in the custody of the Vatican police , the ANSA news agency reported , adding that she apparently meant no harm .

The Vatican said that it had consulted with Sister Lucia before making its announcement today.

was the quip Vatican aides say he scrawled on a piece of paper after he woke up following surgery to ease his breathing problems.

The Vatican is about to see its fourth cardinal murdered tonight.

But as big a worry for the Vatican as a hostile greeting from some quarters must be an indifferent one from mainstream Britain.

Eg: Charles was very stressed: he had had some vatican roulette with his new maid and now he was worried she might be up the duff.

In a papal document to be published today, the Vatican will promise to adhere to European rules that are targeting money laundering.

Only a few original copies are known to exist, held by the Vatican's libraries and collectors in France and Japan.

Vatican officials had hoped to keep the statue project quiet, at least until it got beyond the planning stage.

But the Vatican's longing for a stronger UN goes back to 2003, when it was shocked by the world body's inability to stop the Iraq war.

The Catholicism being practised might, however, be considered by the Vatican to be of the wrong kind.

Vatican City is the official seat of the Catholic Church, and its head, the Pope, rules through a civil governor.

He likes watching football and claims the Catholic faith. Yet the Vatican is no fan of his science.

The Vatican's search for ulterior motives is in tune with Italian political culture, with its love of dietrologia (or "background-ology" ).

And trial begins in the decades old murder of an Italian financier whose close Vatican ties earned him a nickname of "God's banker" .

A Vatican spokesman urged Israelis and Palestinians to "look for a different way out, even though it seems impossible. "

But there are always many interesting and beautiful objects to see at the Vatican Museums.

At the Vatican, Pope Benedict XVI said he was deeply concerned about the crisis.

Except Malta, the only countries without provision for divorce are the Vatican and the Philippines.

The Vatican is the only country in the developed world that still maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan rather than China.

Mr. Bush began his day in Rome with a stop at the Vatican, and a meeting with Pope Benedict.

The following year the Vatican gave her permission to leave Loretto and she set up her first school in the slums of Calcutta.

The bus stop is also just a 10 minute walk from the Vatican Museums and a further 10 minutes from St. Peters.

Malaysia, where Christians make up 9 percent of the population, is one of the few countries without diplomatic ties with the Vatican.

It was a slip the Vatican could ill afford, amid a crisis that threatens the loyalty of many Catholics.

Vatican officials have cautiously welcomed the scholars' letter, saying they too see prospects for a tough, meaningful conversation.

The Vatican today is defending Pope Benedict XVI against claims that he tried to hide abuses by the clergy in Germany.

As a matter of fact, the authoritative statements of the Vatican and the other communions never object to this subject.

Bells rang out during the Holy Eucharistic, with chimes that could be heard inside the church as well as throughout Vatican City.

Loans have come from the Vatican, as well as monasteries and museums in Europe and America.

The Duke of Florence, Duke of Tuscany, and a Cardinal of the Vatican, Francesco is a tall and intimidating man.

The Vatican covets inclusion on lists of jurisdictions deemed to be compliant with international money laundering norms.

The pope first learned of the secret a few days after he was elected in 1978, the Vatican said.

By mid-week, however, a swift response from the Vatican seemed to have contained, if not neutralised, the controversy.

Not far from St Peter's was the Vatican, the palace of the Pope in Rome.

This one was delayed for more than two years as the Vatican's thinkers struggled to keep abreast of developments in the world economy.

The bin Laden statement says the cartoons are part of a new crusade against Islam in which the Vatican has played a large and lengthy role.

But foreigners will always want to visit the Colosseum and the Vatican museums, or make a pilgrimage to Paris to see the Mona Lisa.

Cardinals and bishops shelter from the sun as Pope Benedict XVI leads the weekly audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican June 22.

As you enter the Vatican Museums, you pass through large sculptured doors.

Despite recent improvements, Sino-Vatican relations remain delicate and could be easily derailed by another unilateral bishop appointment.

Finely weighted words that reflect the best of Vatican diplomacy, honed over centuries.

The Vatican says the same woman planed a similar attack a year ago.

This specially of the Vatican and its embodied principles of ontology, so called "virtual Expo Mimamsa Classic. "

Still, discussion of the pope's health remains a touchy subject in the Vatican for a number of reasons.

Yet today's Italy has one of the world's lowest birth rates, thanks to near-universal defiance of Vatican teaching on contraception.

The Vatican has decreed that any bishop who ordains a woman priest is automatically excommunicated.

A few weeks later, a couple of us from NBC were invited to fly to the Vatican to discuss our proposed plans for Holy Week.

But negotiations between the Vatican and China show little sign of an imminent breakthrough.

Vatican officials say that after a pope dies, his body belongs to the entire Church and must be buried intact.

The Vatican is vowing to review its security procedures two days after a woman pulled Pope Benedict to the ground.

It's a really moving experience being able to walk where popes did to reach the castle from the Vatican.

The Vatican announced on Friday that the pontiff would have his own YouTube channel.

At the age of seven he received his first holy communion from the pope in the Vatican.

Despite the German origins of the current pope, many features of the Vatican still reflect the country where it is based.

Now the Vatican has decided to shed some new light on this often obscure period of late medieval history.

So let us examine the two main themes of the Vatican's edicts: homosexuality, it maintains, is both immoral and unnatural.

After the initial publication of these articles, I started to receive many e-mailsfrom a person who identified himself as a Vatican insider.

In 2009 the Vatican announced that the oldest known icon of the Apostle Paul had been found on the catacomb's ceiling.

China has long been keen to win it over, as long as the Vatican cedes some control over the appointment of Chinese bishops.

Protests by Jewish groups and the German government rattled the Vatican and imperilled a papal trip to Israel.

Speaking during Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, and later to a large crowd gathered in Vatican City for his blessing.

Light bulbs in Australia are going fluorescent. The whole of Vatican City is going carbon-neutral.

The Vatican is even struggling with finding a suitable spot to put the statue.

So get out the calendar, baby, it's time for Vatican roulette.

Golden age in more senses than one: Matthias assembled one of Europe's finest libraries, second in size only to the Vatican's.

It's one of several environmentally friendly projects that the Vatican is involved in.

Fatima fanatics have held hunger strikes - one even hijacked a plane - to try to force the Vatican to disclose the secret.

"The pope leaves his representatives to suffer with the people of the country to which they are accredited, " says a Vatican official.

Ireland has long been the model of a loyal Catholic state, an ask-no-questions adherent to the Vatican's word.

He presided over the Catholic Church during most of the Second Vatican Council and played a central role in implementing its decisions.

She was immediately praised by the Vatican, her work and achievement likened to those of Mother Teresa.

Mr Obama, keen to reassert his pro-Israel credentials before next year's election, seems likely to oppose even the Vatican option.

Mince pies were once shaped like mangers and are thought to date back to the sweetmeats formerly presented to the Vatican on Christmas Eve.

It would be the same status, he says, currently conferred on the Vatican.

Outwitting the massive crowds that visit the Vatican, we tour the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter's Basilica in a couple of hours.

The Vatican has already taken, following re ordination, several dozen rebel Anglican priests, some of them married.

A bishop adjusts Pope Benedict XVI's mantle during the weekly Wednesday general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican.

During an astrobiology meeting at the Vatican (of all places), he and a colleague, Eric Gaidos, realized that hydrogen would work.

The debate has flared up ahead of a conference on organ donation that will be held in the Vatican in November.

Even today, there was a similar reaction from the Vatican to Dr Edwards's award.

St. Peter's, the most magnificent church in Christendom and the fruit of many talents, soars triumphantly above the Vatican Hill.

This only means that the vatican will not help and support when it comes to hanky panky business with little boys.

White and yellow rolls of paper will appear in each pack, as they are the colors of the Vatican flag.

The Vatican has said it will accord President Ma normal diplomatic honors and there will be no restrictions to his presence.

The Vatican has clarified its position on a reporting of sex abuse cases involving members of the Roman Catholic clergy.

No government would have much interest in relations with so tiny a state as Vatican City.

He also appealed for better stewardship of the environment during his installation mass at the Vatican.

The talks come ahead of a visit next month by the Vatican foreign secretary.

Over the centuries, the Vatican has tried, often grudgingly and always in vain, to correct its Galileo gaffe.

Today Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi told Vatican Radio that attempts to link Benedict to an alleged cover-up have failed.

She had tried to get to the pontiff on Christmas Eve in 2008, but was detained, Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said.

Crowds have begun gathering in St Peter's Square in the Vatican for the Pope's final general audience before his resignation on Thursday.

He believed Bishop Li wanted to gain support from Beijing and the Vatican for this "harmonious transition" of diocesan leadership.

Nevertheless, his views have alarmed some people, including delegates to the forthcoming Vatican debate.

The Vatican says tougher measures have been put in place to screen out seminarians that could become abusers.

Elsewhere in the Vatican are the Vatican Museums, Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel, and the Raphael rooms.

The Vatican was compelled, to establish an independent country, within the boundary of Italy.

Were it not for the Vatican, this pimple would be the world's smallest independent state.

Vatican City -- Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday.

According to this treaty, Italy recognized the independence of the Vatican. In return, Italy was given undisputed ownership of Rome.

In history, conflict between the Vatican and Christian off shoots are well documented.

The relationship between the Vatican and Rome's German occupiers was, Mr. Katz says, a Faustian pact.

And he disappears into the crowd headed toward the Vatican.

For its critics in the Vatican, it is a matter of "deep concern" . For its proponents, it is "evidence of great courage" .

The Vatican is a sick, twisted criminal organization involved in the sexual exploitation and molestation of children.

Buses which leave from near the hotel will take you across town to the Vatican in just 15 minutes.

"The Vatican" centralized Vatican to clarify, I, Magic three different non-specific principles of philosophy.

The Vatican has sought to parry Muslim ire by maintaining a dialogue with Islam and by keeping a distance from American foreign policy.

The Vatican has also urged support for the declaration, which essentially backs an anti-abortion position.

he was claimed locally as a saint before the practice of canonisation was introduced by the Vatican.

Rock saw himself as the man capable of changing the Vatican's stance on the Pill.

The Vatican is a powerful actor in world affairs, one that can affect the likelihood of a "clash of civilisations" .

The Vatican said in a statement that Pope Benedict had "listened to their stories and offered them consolation. "

Includes work with the Vatican Library, Institute for Scientific Information, and the Los Angeles Public Library.

How are the Vatican Bank's finances and the Catholic Church's finances different from Vatican City's finances?

The United States, Germany and Italy give the biggest contributions every year, according to the Vatican.

Islam has overtaken Roman Catholicism as the biggest single religious denomination in the world, the Vatican said.

Most people get waylaid on the circuitous route through the treasure-filled Vatican museums, but we don't stop.

His product introductions were not unlike the pope appearing at his Vatican window to bless his followers on Christmas.

"The justice minister's decision was wise, " Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi told Ansa news agency.

The paparazzi pounced almost immediately, and the Vatican released a statement condemning their adultery.

A comfortable bed with the feather was very soft and pad , which actually are by the French fashion brand JI Vatican Greek design.

Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi clearly and firmly denied the accusations.

The Vatican, to avoid being shut out of China altogether, accepts worship in the government-backed church as legitimate.

Before the Vatican weighed in, Mr. Benetton said he didn't expect complaints because the ads promote a message of peace.

Cardinal Strauss does not dictate Vatican protocols.

Catholic ones are kept under closer scrutiny, reflecting China's tense relationship with the Vatican.

A. Vatican is near to St. Peter's. It is the palace of the Pope in Rome. It is a country within a country.

A committee, which Stoxx says includes representatives of the Vatican, screens shares, which are drawn from the Stoxx Europe 600 Index.

The world's smallest country is the Vatican City, with just half a square kilometer. It is located in the center of the city of Rome, Italy.

The Vatican has to face the fact that all religious beliefs are free in China, as long as they do not run counter to the country's laws.

Most scholars inference, "the Vatican by the" in AD 200 to 400 years of written.

There is help to be had from a bold statement on our financial situation emerging last week from the Vatican.

Galileo was condemned by the church, and it took more than three centuries for the Vatican to express regret at its error.

There is a "coherent and significant connection" between radiation from Vatican Radio aerials and childhood cancer, researchers have said.

After the sermon, Benedict was to host a Christmas lunch in the Vatican's audience hall for 350 homeless people.

The huge crowd in Saint Peter's square cheered as the bands played the Vatican and Italian anthems.

Time can appear to move slowly at the Vatican, where religious orthodoxy rests on solid pillars.

Chinese state media report China and the Vatican have discussed normalizing diplomatic relations.

The Vatican announced in January that John Paul II, who died in 2005, would be beatified later this year.

The Vatican took a similar, albeit slightly lower-key, stance at a follow-up conference in 1999.

It is however interesting that the Vatican recently acknowledged our presence, and not in any way as a threat to them or their followers.

It is time to set Ireland free from the yoke of Vatican domination and return to your Religion of Love.

There are three tribunals in Vatican which are the Supreme Tribunal , the Appeal Tribunal and the Apostolic Penitentiary .

This movie has a suspenseful storyline with an anti-matter bomb and the race to prevent the destruction of Vatican City.

Elsewhere in Vatican Palace are museums that contain priceless collections of art from ancient times.

Yet visitors to the Vatican "foreign ministry" are amazed by the knowledge they find.

Stan Munro used more than 170 litres of glue as he worked full time on buildings such as the Big Ben, Tower Bridge and The Vatican.

Mr Filipov said that even the seat of the Catholic church, the Vatican, had agreed that aliens existed.

Luminaries from the arts and sciences denounced Vatican teachings on gay rights, condom use and abortion.

And what will happen if the bishops who are no longer excommunicated continue to reject Vatican II?

The papal conclave will start Tuesday afternoon following morning mass at the Vatican.

At first the Vatican reacted coolly, but Pope Benedict XVI eventually agreed to receive some of the signatories.

But he has not wooed back breakaway hardliners or dumped the Second Vatican Council's ecumenical, modernist legacy.

A DATE for your diary: Leonardo da Vinci predicted that the world would end on November 1, 4006, according to a Vatican researcher.

The Vatican does not, however, permit married bishops.

Is also the center of the Catholic world - to the location of the Vatican, led by the Pope.

The Vatican (and other rightwing religious sex-phobic wingnuts), however, continues to "believe" their fantasy.

In addition, the Vatican still maintains diplomatic ties with Taiwan, and Beijing remains skittish at the idea of ceding authority to Rome.

"The Vatican" is the philosophy of Upanishads inheritance and development.

at the Vatican City, they even manage to enter the personal apartment of the Pope and have a look at his robes!

There are two targets: The famous tenor, and Richard Delahunt, the American Ambassador to the Vatican.

It's an old, sour, petrified world, the Vatican world.

Elegant and pure, they are a symbol of Virgin Mary in Catholicism and the national flowers in both France and Vatican.

The Vatican's 24-page rebuttal came after the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny denounced the Church in July for its handling of such cases.

In Dan Brown's book "Angels and Demons, " a secret society tries to destroy the Vatican using an antimatter bomb.

Russia and the Vatican have agreed to establish full diplomatic relations, the Kremlin has announced.

In addition, the Vatican is still a major international financial trust.

The 25-year-old woman, described as "psychologically unstable" , was detained for questioning by Vatican security police.

Gays, the Vatican believes, bring their misfortunes upon themselves.

The Pope made no comment on the resignation when addressing Polish pilgrims at St Peter's Square in Vatican City.

The Chief Rabbi, the Pope, and the Holocaust: An Era in Vatican-Jewish Relations: An Era in Vatican-Jewish Relations.

His planned trip to the Vatican comes two months after Pope Benedict XVI visited Washington.

The independent countries of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italian territory.

They're material evidence in a Vatican investigation.

At the Vatican Pope Benedict spoke about the world's children during the traditional midnight mass.

That's part of Vatican city, the headquarters of the Catholic church and the world's smallest country.

Joseph: World leaders have also been sending messages of condolence to the Vatican.

For two people in a marriage to live together, day after day, is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked.

He produced them for the opening celebration of the new entrance to the Vatican Museums in 2000.

China installs a new bishop of Beijing, the first in over 50 years to have tacit prior approval from the Vatican.

The Vatican in Rome accused the competition's organizers of ignoring Christian monuments, none of which was featured among the 20 finalists.

China forced its Roman Catholics to cut ties with the Vatican in 1951, shortly after the officially atheist Communist Party took power.

Muslim and Vatican officials are holding historic talks in Rome to establish a better inter-faith dialogue and defuse any future tensions.

Although the Vatican remains officially opposed to use of contraceptives, Camp said her institute had detected a shift in approach.

But the Vatican as portrayed in Noyes' cable is already a model of balkanization and inefficiency.

A Vatican diplomatic envoy or representative ranking just beneath a nuncio.

This sermon had been lost, but was rediscovered in the Vatican Archives and translated by Mark Guscin in 2004.

According to this treaty, Italy recognized the independence of the Vatican.

In Africa, as elsewhere, many Catholics simply ignore the Vatican's view on condoms anyway.

The Vatican might become open to the possibility of married priests, or female ones.

While the practice is rare, the Vatican is now sponsoring an exorcism class for priests.

Sometimes it is compounded by religious beliefs, but we must mention that the Vatican has officially and publicly recognised us.

The Austrian had taken to task Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a former Vatican Secretary of State who remains a powerful figure in church circles.

Vatican city is an independent country in itself.

Three years ago this son of a Presbyterian minister went to seek Vatican endorsement of a proposal to boost aid to poor nations.

On China-Vatican relations, our position is consistent and explicit.

Beijing severed ties with the Vatican in 1951. The Vatican maintains official relations with Taiwan.

Today, his beatification causes barely a flicker: all attention is on child abuse and Vatican social teachings.

A valid press card issued by the Italian government, the Vatican, or a United Nations Agency will be required.

Vatican spokesman says the man who tried to jump onto the pope mobile showed signs of mental imbalance.