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An order claiming to be descended from the Knights Templar have petitioned the Pope in the Spanish courts for the restoration of assets seized by the Vatican 700 years ago.

AP - This photo released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Friday, Aug.

St. Peters Basilica, The Vatican.

VATICAN CITY, JULY 28, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Because Pope John Paul II understood just how important a role sports play in our culture, he addressed the topic in some 120 addresses.Bishop Carlo Mazza of ...

Pope Benedict XVI urged the world to help Iraqis who have fled their country and called for better protection for Christians inside Iraq during talks Friday with Iraq's prime minister, the Vatican said. In this picture made available by the Vatican newspaper[...]

Pope Benedict XVI ended his visit to Australia Monday by meeting with victims of sexual abuse inflicted by Roman Catholic clergy - an issue that has scandalized the church at a time when the Vatican concedes it is struggling to draw people to its fold. Pope[...]

AP - Pope Benedict XVI, center, flanked by Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, center left, and by Vatican Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi, center right, claps his hands as he meets journalists on the flight from Sydney, Australia, to Rome[...]

AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Monday met four Australian victims of sexual abuse by clergymen to hear about their ordeals and console them, papal spokesman Father Frederico Lombardi told journalists.

AP - In this photo released by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI hugs an Australian Aborigine in Sydney, Australia, Thursday, July 17, 2008.

One shot pigeons, another played bocce ball with the Swiss Guards, and John Paul II skied and hiked. In this handout photo made available by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by Cardinal George Pell, left, and an unidentified[...]