Associated Press Vatican City – The Vatican has begun drafting a document to elaborate on Pope Benedict XVI’s recent liberalization of the old Latin Mass because some bishops are either ignoring his move or misinterpreting it, Vatican officials said. The Vatican’s No. 2, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said in comments published Thursday that the Vatican would…

United Press International – January 1, 2008 CONCORD, N.H., Jan 1, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) — Twenty-three New Hampshire gay couples became the first in the state to be united in civil union ceremonies just after midnight Tuesday. The couples were united at a collective ceremony held on the Statehouse steps during the very first…

Associated Press – January 1, 2008 LONDON – Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori says her church has been unfairly singled out for criticism because it is honest about consecrating gay bishops. Jefferts Schori told BBC Radio 4’s “PM” program that the New York-based church, which is the Anglican body in the U.S., is far…

Associated Press – January 2, 2008 VATICAN CITY – Catholic and Muslim representatives plan to meet in Rome in the spring to start a “historic” dialogue between the faiths after relations were soured by Pope Benedict XVI’s 2006 comments about Islam and holy war, Vatican officials said. Benedict proposed the encounter as part of his…

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