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Vatican Creates New Structure For Anglicans

Oct. 20, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI has approved a document that would make it easier for Anglicans to join the Catholic Church.
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Pope Benedict XVI recovering from surgery

Pope Benedict XVI recovering from surgery

VATICAN CITY, July 17 (UPI) -- The doctor for Pope Benedict XVI says the religious leader is doing "good" after undergoing a 20-minute surgery Friday to repair a wrist fractured in a fall.

Pope meets with protestant clergy

SYDNEY, July 18 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI met clergy from several Protestant churches Friday during his visit to Sydney.

Spiritual renewal focus of Pope's mass

NEW YORK, April 19 (UPI) -- Catholic Pope Benedict XVI used Saturday's mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York to call for spiritual renewal in today's society.

Pope's Catholic school address starts buzz

WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Catholic leaders are awaiting a stern lecture directed at Catholic colleges from Pope Benedict XVI during his April visit to Washington, a report said Friday.

Pope calls for reconciliation in China

VATICAN CITY, June 30 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI, in a letter released Saturday, urged reconciliation between the underground Roman Catholic church in China and the government-run church.

Pope rededicates himself at birthday mass

VATICAN, Vatican City, April 15 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI told attendees of a special mass in Rome Sunday that he will maintain his philanthropic efforts after he turns 80.

Pope addresses conference on families

VALENCIA, Spain, July 8 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI called the family "a unique institution in God's plan" as he gave the closing address Saturday at a Vatican conference in Spain.

Pope Benedict likely to visit Britain

LONDON, March 15 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI may visit Britain next year, which would make it the second papal trip to England since Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope's home to be made a museum

BAVARIA, Germany, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The owner of Pope Benedict XVI's Bavarian birthplace is considering selling it to a German church group that wants to make it a museum.

Bush congratulates new pope

WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- President Bush sent congratulations Tuesday to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger upon his election as pope of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo