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Pope Benedict XVI addresses the College of Cardinals as they meet in Clementine Hall April 22, 2005 in Vatican City.
Setting aside all its intrigue, the worldwide headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church—the Vatican—might best be understood as a person, a place and a thing. The personification of the Vatican is of course the reigning Pope (currently Benedict XVI), who lives and works there and who, as Bishop of Rome and Catholicism's Supreme Pontiff, is ... Read More
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Sep. 13, 1982 | By Peter StolerA tale of two deaths, twelve investigations and missing millions Two suicides, both of which could conceivably be murder. As much as $1.2 billion in unsecured loans. The failure of Italy's huge Banco Ambrosiano, which has left more than 200 international financial institutions holding the bag for millions in loans. A scandal that has threatened ...
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Feb. 4, 1985 | By Richard N. OstlingA decisive Pope John Paul confronts challenges to his authority
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Oct. 5, 1962(See Cover) A fortnight hence in the Vatican, 2,600 bishops of the Roman Catholic Church will meet in a gathering so rare that only 20 others like it have been convened in the 20 centuries of Christian history. The purpose of the Second Vatican Council is what His Holiness Pope John XXIII, who has the ...
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Mar. 9, 1987 | By Sam AllisAn arrest warrant leads to a legal standoff with Italy
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Apr. 16, 2005 | By Jeff IsraelyClosing thoughts on covering the choosing of a new Pope
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