Mojo 4 Music — Richie Edwards officially presumed dead, Vatican apologises to Lennon, Guy Peellaert 1934-2008... more info

The Newsroom — The Vatican's official newspaper has apparently forgiven a remark made by John Lennon - that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus Christ. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Vatican media is praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the band was more popular than Jesus. more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Press Assoc. - Vatican media is praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the band was more popular than Jesus. more info

Vatican to Lennon - We'll Let it BeTMZ.com - 10 hours agoThe Vatican has finally gotten over that little thing John Lennon said back in 1966 -- that The Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ.Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus quip ReutersLen... more info

Scotsman.com — IT WAS a little longer than Yesterday, but 42 years after John Lennon outraged Christians by claiming that The Beatles were more popular than Jesus, the Pope has generously more info

All About Jazz — Better late than never. The Vatican's official newspaper L'Osservatore Romano finally forgave John Lennon's infamous 1966 claim that his band was "more popular than Jesus." And, yea, it was all good. In a curious twist, the way-past-due change ... more info

BBC NewsVatican to Lennon - We'll Let it BeTMZ.com - 2 hours agoThe Vatican has finally gotten over that little thing John Lennon said back in 1966 -- that The Beatles were more famous than Jesus Christ.Vatican forgives John Lennon for Jesus quip Reu... more info

Yahoo! Music — AP - Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the British band was more popular than Jesus. more info

Associated Press — VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Vatican media are praising the Beatles' musical legacy and sounding philosophical about John Lennon's boast that the British band was more popular than Jesus.... more info