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Cardinal Kasper: “Benedict XVI will be Pope of reconciliation and peace”

Apr 20, 2005

Cardinal Walter Kasper said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI was elected by a wide margin of votes and that he... Read more

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Polish president invites Pope to visit land of John Paul II

Apr 20, 2005

Poland’s President, Alexander Kwasniewski, sent an official invitation on Wednesday to Pope Benedict XVI to visit Poland, the homeland of... Read more

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Primate of Spain: Criticism of new Pontiff stems from dictatorship of relativism

Apr 20, 2005

Archbishop Antonio Cañizares Llovera of Toledo, Spain, said the criticism leveled against Pope Benedict XVI in Spain stem from ignorance... Read more

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Rome mayor: People of Rome salute their bishop with excitement

Apr 19, 2005

“With excitement the city of Rome salutes its Bishop,” the mayor of the Italian capital, Walter Veltroni, said on Tuesday,... Read more

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Family members and fellow countrymen celebrate papal election of Cardinal Ratzinger

Apr 19, 2005

Hundreds of people filled the main square of the small German town of Marktl am Inn, where Joseph Ratzinger, now... Read more

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Interest in faith-based TV soars

Apr 18, 2005

Television executives are seeking to fuel viewers’ new appetite for religious-themed programming, reported Agence France-Presse. The trend was evident at... Read more

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U.K. group releases Catholic voter guide

Apr 13, 2005

Today, the Catholic Action Group (C.A.G.) released its Voters Guide for Catholics in preparation for the U.K.’s upcoming general elections. Read more

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Socialist government scorns dialogue with family associations

Apr 13, 2005

In response to the approval of a bill making homosexual unions equivalent to marriage by the Justice Committee of the... Read more

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Roman tailor puts final touches on vestments for new Pope

Apr 12, 2005

Filippo Gammarelli is praying the new Pope doesn’t have his own tailor.  Read more

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Cardinal Errazuriz: the city is a place to evangelize

Apr 10, 2005

During the celebration of Holy Mass at his titular church in Rome, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, Archbishop of Santiago, Chile,... Read more

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Central station, square to be named after Pope John Paul

Apr 10, 2005

Rome’s renowned central train station, Termini, will be renamed in honor of Pope John Paul II, who died April 2... Read more

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Schiavo’s death surfaces euthanasia debate in Austria, Germany

Apr 10, 2005

Since the death of 41-year-old Florida woman Terri Schiavo March 31, debates on the ethics of euthanasia have come to... Read more

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Anglican Church losing credibility, says Anglican archbishop

Apr 10, 2005

It is increasingly difficult for the world to take the Anglican Church seriously due to the continuous disputes taking place... Read more

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Poland “moves” to Rome, one million mourn Pope in Krakow

Apr 7, 2005

Four million pilgrims, more than double the number expected, descended on Rome Friday for the Funeral Mass of Pope John... Read more

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Polish intellectual highlights Pope’s profound respect for women, maternity and celibacy

Apr 6, 2005

In an interview with the Italian daily Corriere della Sera, Wanda Poltawska, one of Poland’s brightest scholars on the philosophy... Read more

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John Paul taught that dignity comes from God, says cardinal

Apr 6, 2005

Pope John Paul II, especially in his dying hours, taught the world what it means to be human, said Cardinal... Read more

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Pope never wavered or lost hope: Tony Blair

Apr 6, 2005

Prime Minister Tony Blair remembers meeting Pope John Paul II with his family two years ago. The Pope “radiated such... Read more

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Italian university students pray for Pope

Apr 6, 2005

University students in Rome have been gathering to pray for Pope John Paul II. The Pope was close to young... Read more

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Rome braces for two million faithful and two hundred heads of state on Friday

Apr 4, 2005

Italian officials in Rome are making emergency plans to accommodate the more than two million people and two hundred heads... Read more

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Poles make plans to attend Pope’s funeral

Apr 4, 2005

Thousands of Poles are making their way to Rome to attend the funeral mass of their most well-known and well-loved... Read more