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...from Nicaragua via Miami. "In 1983 U.S. bishops prophesied in a pastoral letter that Hispanic people would revive, maybe even save, the church in this country," says Medina, who owns a painting company in Charlotte and is a deacon at Our Lady of the Assumption, where he assists the priest with the popular Spanish-language Masses. "I think it came true...
...such as signing major encyclicals and apostolic letters, cannot be handed off to others. But Vatican insiders say the Pope has now given the green light to the heads of dicasteries to handle their own business virtually without oversight. "He is still the head of the church," said a priest based in Rome. "But he's more of a figurehead. He's not making the day-to-day decisions anymore." Insiders say the Pope, for example, increasingly rubber-stamps the recommendations of Giovanni Battista Cardinal Re, head of the Congregation for Bishops, who submits names for each new bishop...
...making the big decisions. And the Pope insists on appearing as often as possible in public. But even the most steadfast loyalists concede that his failing health has forced the Pope to delegate a substantial chunk of his workload. "He's still the head of the church," says one priest based in Rome who is well-connected to top Vatican officials. "But he's more of a figurehead. He's not making the day-to-day decisions anymore." That, according to one senior Vatican official, poses risks. "There's more of a chance for corruption," the official told TIME. "People...
...Hollywood reinvigorates its product with injections of European culture, Tykwer's compatriots are relaxing and becoming more catholic in their approach to filmmaking. Volker Schlöndorff, the director of such classics as The Tin Drum and Homo Faber, whose latest, The Ninth Day, is about a Luxembourg priest in a Nazi concentration camp, interprets this as a sign of confidence. "For years young German directors have tried to make genre movies that just imitate the French," he says. "But over the past three or four years they have rediscovered day-to-day reality." Tykwer's 1998 Lola...
...obsessively covered 1995 trial--and the subsequent criticism of Judge Lance Ito's handling of the proceedings--has made nearly every judge presiding over a high-profile case opt for the safer, camera-free route. (One of the few recent exceptions: the sexual-abuse trial of former priest Paul Shanley.) Longtime proponents of TV in court haven't given up the fight. Henry Schleiff, CEO of Court TV (which is pursuing a lawsuit seeking to end New York State's ban on cameras in the courtroom during trials), maintains that TV has been unfairly blamed for the "circuslike" atmosphere...