Vatican reaffirms priestly celibacy (Reuters)
17th Nov 2006, 00:05 GMT
Reuters - The Vatican reaffirmed celibacy for priests during a meeting with Pope Benedict on Thursday that discussed requests by married priests who want to return to the active ministry.
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