Just a day before Christmas the Pope's year end speech to the church leaders has angered gay and lesbian groups. Pope Benedict said on Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.
Homosexuality is punishable as a crime in a number of countries.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/gays-no-criminals-but-no-marriage-allowed-vatican/80361-19.html
An ever-growing segment of the world's Roman Catholic population is black.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/watch-next-pope-is-likely-to-be-a-black-in-us/79090-2.html
Pope Benedict calls for protection of Christian minorities in India and Iraq.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/vatican-invokes-gandhi-in-plea-to-end-orissa-violence/76945-2.html
A film about Sister Alphonsa opens in cinemas in November this year.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indias-new-saint-comes-alive-on-big-screen/76840-3.html
He said Christians are suffering the "tragedy" of religious oppression.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pope-calls-on-iraq-india-to-protect-christians/76819-2.html
Now the faithful can pray to Saint Alphonsa, with the Vatican's nod.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/saint-alphonsa-and-the-road-to-sainthood/75670-3.html
Pope Benedict leads canonization ceremony.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indias-pride-st-alphonsa--sister-to-saint--in-pics/75652-3.html
She is the first Indian nun to be canonised.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/live-tv-sister-alphonsas-canonisation/75649-2.html
For the thousands who follow her, Annakutty's life was no less a miracle.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/profile-who-is-sister-alphonsa--to-be-a-saint-today/75638-3.html
Sister Alphonsa will be canonised in Rome on October 12.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/indiaborn-nun-to-be-canonised-on-sunday--discuss/75592-3.html
Come October 12 and India will have its first catholic saint.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/discuss-indiaborn-nun-to-be-canonised-tomorrow/75588-3.html
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