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Pope commends Bush for defending values, presses him on Iraq and the Middle East

Jun 3, 2004

Pope John Paul II received President George W. Bush for the third time on Friday morning at the Vatican, and... Read more

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Pope warns US bishops on the growing split between Gospel and Culture

Jun 3, 2004

Addressing the Bishops from Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas today, the Holy Father today reaffirmed the... Read more

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President Bush presents Pope the Medal of Freedom

Jun 3, 2004

President George W. Bush presented the Medal of Freedom to Pope John Paul II  during their meeting at the Vatican... Read more

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Pope postpones indefinitely the creation of a Ukranian Patriarchate

Jun 2, 2004

Addressing members of the Permanent Synod of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church headed by Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Pope John Paul postponed... Read more

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Pope will preside Corpus Christi celebrations on June 10

Jun 2, 2004

At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 10, Solemnity of Corpus Christi, Pope John Paul will preside at Mass in the... Read more

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Conference on Science and Faith inaugurated at the Vatican

Jun 2, 2004

This morning Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, inaugurated an interdisciplinary conference on science and faith.... Read more

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Suffering can be a path of inner freedom, Pope says

Jun 1, 2004

In this morning’s weekly general audience in the presence of 13,000 faithful at St. Peter’s Square, the Pope reflected on... Read more

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Pope greets fellow Poles, recalls first visit to Poland

Jun 1, 2004

Today, on the 25th anniversary of his first visit to his native Poland as pope, John Paul II greeted the... Read more

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International organizations are needed to oversee fair distribution, Vatican offical says

Jun 1, 2004

A speech given by Msgr. Ettore Balestrero, an official of the Vatican Secretariat of State, indicating the need for greater... Read more

New Bishop appointed in New Jersey diocese

May 31, 2004

This morning Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Arthur Joseph Serratelli, auxiliary of the archdiocese of Newark, as the new... Read more

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“Be the light of Christ” Pope says at the end of the month of Mary

May 31, 2004

At 8:00 p.m. yesterday, the Feast of the Visitation of Mary, the traditional end-of-May procession took place from the church... Read more

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Pope’s prayer intentions: personal witness and religious freedom in Asia

May 31, 2004

The Vatican Press office announced this Tuesday that Pope John Paul II’s prayer intentions for June are related to Christian... Read more

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Qatar Conference on Muslim-Christian Dialogue ends with “great hope,” Vatican says

May 31, 2004

The Qatar Conference on Muslim-Christian Dialogue concluded on May 29 with three closed door meetings between members of the Pontifical... Read more

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Pope calls for intensification of prayers for peace in the Middle East

May 30, 2004

During a meeting with participants in the general chapter of the monastic family of Bethlehem, of the Assumption of the... Read more

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Pope says new movements are a blessing for the Church

May 30, 2004

On Saturday evening, during the Vespers of Pentecost, Pope John Paul II reaffirmed that the new movements and lay communities... Read more

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Vatican diplomats must combine spirit of dialogue and deep fidelity to Christ, Pope says

May 30, 2004

Pope John Paul received students of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy -where future Vatican diplomats are formed - and said that... Read more

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Pope says Catholic Church is instrument for human unity

May 30, 2004

Last Sunday, during the last Regina Coeli -the Marian prayer said only during the Easter season, which ends on Pentecost... Read more

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Cardinal Martino to preside over celebration for Ugandan martyrs in Uganda

May 30, 2004

Cardinal Renato Martino, President of the Pontifical Council “Justice and Peace,” will travel to Uganda from May 31 to June... Read more

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Pope says U.S. bishops must confront culture of relativism with the Gospel

May 27, 2004

Addressing a group of American bishops from Indianapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee, Pope John Paul II spoke about the urgency of... Read more

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Vatican highlights importance of Muslim-Christian Summit in Qatar

May 27, 2004

In a press release, the Vatican Press Office higlighted the historic relevance of the Mulsim-Christian Dialogue that started on Thursday... Read more