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Move addresses religious illiteracy

In an administrative move reaffirming his efforts to promote a Catholic revival in the West and greater adherence to traditional Church teaching, Pope Benedict XVI has reassigned responsibility among Vatican offices for the religious education of laypeople and future priests.

Pope Benedict XVI leads his general audience on Oct. 24 in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Absence of faith ‘can hurt marriage’

A lack of faith in God can damage marriage, even to the point of affecting its validity, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with a member of the Roman Rota to mark the start of the judicial year at the Vatican on January 26. PHOTO: CNS/L'Osservatore Romano

Pope: Social media need more love, less ranting

Social media need to promote more logic, kindness and Christian witness than bluster, star status and division, Pope Benedict XVI said.

Situation is tragic, say Mali’s bishops

Mali’s bishops say situation has reached ‘tragic proportions’

A Malian soldier walks past a cross from the church seen in the background in the recently liberated town of Diabaly on January 24. PHOTO: Erik Gaillard, Reuters

Benedict’s app-titude lets users follow live

The Vatican launched a new “Pope App” on the eve of the release of the Pope’s World Communications Day message, which is dedicated to social networks as important spaces for evangelisation.

This is a screen capture of "The Pope App," launched by the Vatican Jan. 23, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's World Communications Day message. PHOTO: CNS/Vatican

Future homilists – learn from the Fathers

‘Eloquence, humility lead to homilies that are delightful’, cardinal says to 55 seminarians at the annual Carl Peter Lecture on Preaching at their Pontifical North American College in Rome.

Seminarians pray. An American cardinal has urged future priests to model their homilies on the early fathers of the Church in order to learn eloquence. PHOTO: CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz

Justice and kindness the ecumenical path: Bendict XVI

Justice, kindness, humility must mark ecumenical journey, pope says

Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead an ecumenical evening prayer service to mark the close of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome in January 2011. PHOTO: CNS/Paul Haring

Violent games might not kill people

Recent massacres involving firearms in the United States have once again prompted questions on the impact of violent video games. But is it more complicated then commentators let on?

A scene from best selling first person shooter game Call of Duty 3. Some have blamed such games for real world killings involving firearms. PHOTO: CNS

Chief reflects, fresh from fending off half-naked protest

By Carol Glatz Spirit and prayer come in handy for the "delicate" and unique mission of helping protect the pope and maintain law and order on the Vatican's perimeter, said the head of an Italian police force's special unit. Performing police and security duties "in the heart of Christianity" is a one-of-a-kind operation, Enrico Avola, general director of the Inspectorate for Public S...