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| Mar.22 |
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Pope baptises Muslim at Easter vigil Italy's most prominent Muslim commentator Magdi Allam converted to Roman Catholicism on Saturday during the Easter vigil service
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| Oct.21 |
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Pope decries 'religious' violence Attending a peace summit in Naples Benedict XVI has urged world religious leaders not to allow God's name to be used to justify violence
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| Sep.7 |
Austria |
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Pope honours Austrian Jewish dead Benedict XVI has begun a 3-day visit to Austria by paying silent tribute to the victims of the Holocaust at a memorial in Vienna
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| Sep.1 |
Italy |
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Pope leads eco-friendly festival The Catholic Church has declared Sunday 'Save Creation Day' as Benedict joins about 300,000 young Catholics for an eco-friendly festival
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Turks elect ex-Islamist president
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| Sep.25 |
Italy |
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Pope: My respect for Muslims  | Benedict XVI expressed 'total and profound respect for all Muslims' at a meeting with Muslim ambassadors | |
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| Sep.16 |
Rome |
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Security tight for Pope blessing Security has been tightened ahead of Benedict XVI's first public appearance since making comments offensive by Muslims
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| Sep.15 |
Germany |
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Merkel defends Pope amid protests The German Chancello has defended Benedict XVI over remarks he made about Islam
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| Sep.14 |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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Hezbollah kidnapping prompts Israeli move
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| May.28 |
Poland |
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Pope meets Auschwitz survivors German-born Benedict XVI denounced the crimes of the Holocaust
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Poland |
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900,000 at pope Mass in Krakow Benedict XVI urged Poles gathered in a rain-soaked field to share their faith with other countries
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| May.27 |
Poland |
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Pope's Warsaw Mass draws 270,000 Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in a rain-soaked square where his predecessor inspired Solidarity movement
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
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Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope Benedict XVI is placing special emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the need to end terrorism
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Milosevic found dead in cell
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
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Pope leads his first Christmas service| Benedict XVI began leading Midnight Mass blessing thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans | |
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| Aug.20 |
Germany |
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Pope meets German Muslim leaders Benedict XVI is meeting members of the Turkish-Islamic Union of the Institute of Religion
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| Aug.19 |
Germany |
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Pope issues anti-Semitism warning Benedict XVI visited a synagogue in Cologne and condemned the 'unimaginable crime' of the Holocaust
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| Aug.18 |
Germany |
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Rapturous German welcome for Pope| Benedict XVI has arrived in his native country for a Catholic youth festival in the city of Cologne | |
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Bombs kill 52
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| May.13 |
Vatican |
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Pope seeks to beatify John Paul Benedict XVI has begun the process of beatifying his predecessor, the first step to sainthood
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| Apr.19 |
Vatican |
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Ratzinger elected as new Pope 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
| The College of Cardinals took only 2 days to choose the successor to John Paul II. The crowd clapped as the smoke billowed over Vatican City and waited for the ringing of bells. At 6:43 p.m. Cardinal Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez announced Ratzinger's election in Latin. Bush called Benedict XVI 'a man of great wisdom and knowledge'.
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