The Vatican

Certainly we don't want to forget ambassador Lindy Boggs, who not only served in Congress, and the first woman from Louisiana to so serve, but became the first woman to be appointed ambassador to The Vatican, which is a feat in itself.

CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2001 2001

It brought to mind Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's sarcastic question about the influence of The Vatican during World War II, "How many divisions does the Pope have?"

Richard Valeriani: Aug. 8, 2011, News Update Richard Valeriani 2011

One: not one member of The Vatican has publicly displayed an iota of humility over this issue.

Sinéad O'Connor: An Open Letter to the Pope 2010

ROME — The Vatican newspaper reported Saturday that a new Caravaggio painting may have been found in Rome, but cautioned that further analyses are required before it can be attributed for certain to the Italian master.

New Caravaggio Painting Possibly Found In Rome, Vatican Newspaper Reports 2010

Spokespeople on your behalf keep saying, falsely, that hierarchies acted independently of The Vatican, when countless pleading letters from bishops to The Vatican show that is not the case, as do the specific instructions issued by The Vatican in 1962 to all bishops in the world for dealing with allegations of rape and abuse.

Sinéad O'Connor: An Open Letter to the Pope 2010

Spokespeople on your behalf keep saying, falsely, that hierarchies acted independently of The Vatican, when countless pleading letters from bishops to The Vatican show that is not the case, as do the specific instructions issued by The Vatican in 1962 to all bishops in the world for dealing with allegations of rape and abuse.

Sinéad O'Connor: An Open Letter to the Pope ad O'Connor 2010

ROME — The Vatican on Monday published a guide to the Holy See's norms for handling sexual-abuse cases in an attempt to quell criticism over Pope Benedict XVI's response to the sex-abuse crisis.

Vatican Explains Sex-Abuse Policy Stacy Meichtry 2010

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the statute of limitations for such crimes.

Vatican: Ordination Of Women A 'Grave Crime' 2010

NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Vatican said Sunday that the international community is ignoring the plight of Christians in the Middle East, and that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Iraq and political instability in Lebanon have forced thousands to flee the region.

Vatican Says World Ignores Christians In Mideast 2010

One: not one member of The Vatican has publicly displayed an iota of humility over this issue.

Sinéad O'Connor: An Open Letter to the Pope ad O'Connor 2010