8 results for "NICOLE WINFIELD"
Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 5:32 AMThe Vatican on Wednesday ordered a disgraced Scottish cardinal to leave Scotland for several months to pray and atone for sexual misconduct, issuing a rare public sanction against a "prince of the church" and the first such punishment ...
Vatican re-enters art world with Venice Biennale
Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:32 AMThe Vatican is getting back into its centuries-old tradition of arts patronage with its first-ever exhibit at the Venice Biennale, commissioning a biblically inspired show about creation, destruction and renewal for one of the world's most p...
Africa, Asia see boom in priests as Europe withers
Monday, May 13, 2013 at 6:24 AMThe number of Catholic priests in Africa and Asia has shot up over the past decade while decreasing in Europe, mirroring trends in the numbers of Catholic faithful that helped lead to the election of Pope Francis as the first non-European pope i...
2 popes praying: Egyptian Copt and Pope Francis
Friday, May 10, 2013 at 3:09 AMTwo popes prayed together Friday at the Vatican, one Catholic and one Orthodox, in a sign of improving ties following the election of new leaders for both churches.
7 dead, 2 missing after ship crashes in Genoa
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 5:06 PMItalian prosecutors placed the captain of the Jolly Nero cargo ship under investigation Wednesday for alleged manslaughter after his vessel slammed into the dock at Genoa's busy port and toppled the control tower into the harbor, killing at ...
Vatican, US Treasury agree to share financial data
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 1:51 PMThe Vatican signed an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday to exchange financial information as part of its efforts to comply with international anti-money laundering and anti-terror financing norms.
Pope to nuns: Don't be old maids
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 5:08 AMPope Francis has told nuns from around the world that they must be spiritual mothers and not "old maids."
Italy's ex-premier Giulio Andreotti dies at 94
Monday, May 6, 2013 at 4:38 AMGiulio Andreotti personified the nation he helped shape, the good and the bad.
