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| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform
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| Mar.27 |
 Netherlands |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web| Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak | |
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Vatican bars prelate in gay row
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| Jul.22 |
Alps |
Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims
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| Jan.7 |
Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row
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| Nov.30 |
 Istanbul |
Pope visits mosque Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine
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| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
Turkish protests at Pope's visit
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| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban
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| Sep.25 |
Italy |
Pope: My respect for Muslims
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| Sep.16 |
Vatican |
Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope leads his first Christmas service
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| Aug.18 |
Germany |
Rapturous German welcome for Pope
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| Apr.24 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI installed as pope
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| Apr.19 |
 Vatican |
 Ratzinger elected as new Pope 78-year-old German cardinal Joseph Ratzinger is taking the name Pope Benedict XVI
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| Apr.8 |
Vatican |
  Pope John Paul II buried in crypt John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched
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| Apr.2 |
Vatican |
  Pope John Paul II dies at 84  26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing
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| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul rushed to hospital
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| Sep.2 |
France |
Scarf ban comes into force
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| Feb.10 |
Paris |
MPs back headscarf ban
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
Headscarf ban recommended
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| Nov.3 |
Turkey |
Landslide win for Islamic party
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| Oct.12 |
Vatican |
India's Christians first woman saint
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| Sep.18 |
Vatican |
Pope defends WWII pontiff's role
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| Sep.6 |
London |
Tutu: Church obsessed with gays |
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| Jul.13 |
London |
Protest disrupts bishop's sermon |
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| Jul.12 |
Vatican |
Pope to apologise for sex scandal |
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| Jun.6 |
Turkey |
Headscarf ruling attacked |
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| Jun.5 |
Turkey |
Court annuls Turkish scarf reform Highest court has annulled a parliamentary reform allowing college students to wear Muslim headscarves
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| May.10 |
Vatican |
Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug'
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| Apr.29 |
Austria |
Vigil for cellar family |
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| Apr.24 |
London |
Church calls for Zimbabwe action |
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| Mar.31 |
Turkey |
Rulers face trial over Islamic policies |
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| Mar.29 |
Russia |
Hope for end to cave siege |
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| Mar.28 |
Netherlands |
EU condemns Dutch anti-Islam film |
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| Mar.27 |
Netherlands |
Dutch MP posts Islam film on web| Right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial 17-minute film critical of the Koran, on video-sharing website LiveLeak | |
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| Mar.23 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for Easter Day peace |
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| Mar.22 |
Vatican |
Pope baptises Muslim at Easter vigil
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| Feb.13 |
Denmark |
Newspapers reprint Mohammed cartoon |
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| Feb.12 |
Denmark |
Cartoons 'plotters' held
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| Feb.8 |
Turkey |
Turks set to ease headscarf ban
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London |
PM rejects special laws for Muslims
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| Feb.7 |
London |
Radical cleric to be extradited to U.S. |
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| Oct.13 |
Vatican |
Vatican bars prelate in gay row The Vatican has confirmed newspaper reports that a high-ranking priest has been suspended
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| Jul.22 |
 Alps |
 Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims  Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames
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| Apr.29 |
Istanbul |
Huge rally for Turkish secularism
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| Jan.7 |
 Poland |
Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope: Worship God not technology
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| Nov.30 |
Istanbul |
 Pope visits mosque| Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community. During the tour the pontiff paused in silent prayer alongside Muslim clerics in the second papal visit in history to a mosque.
Earlier the Pope spent half an hour in Hagia Sophia, that was once a Christia... | |
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| Nov.29 |
Turkey |
Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine Benedict XVI has held open-air Mass outside a shrine to the Virgin Mary in the ancient city of Ephesus
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| Nov.28 |
Turkey |
Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue
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| Nov.26 |
Istanbul |
Turkish protests at Pope's visit Thousands of Muslims have taken part in a protest against the forthcoming visit. The crowds shouted slogans 'Don't come Pope'
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| Nov.17 |
Netherlands |
Netherlands to propose burqa ban The cabinet has backed a proposal by the immigration minister to ban women from wearing the burqa in public places
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| Sep.25 |
 Italy |
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 |
Vatican |
Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam Benedict XVI and expressed his respect for Muslims faith and 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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| Sep.15 |
Vatican |
Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam
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| May.28 |
Poland |
Pope meets Auschwitz survivors
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope leads his first Christmas service Benedict XVI began leading Midnight Mass blessing thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans
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| Nov.29 |
Vatican |
Vatican issues gay policy document
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| Aug.18 |
 Germany |
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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| May.13 |
Vatican |
Pope seeks to beatify John Paul |
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| May.1 |
Vatican |
New Pope delivers first blessing
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| Apr.24 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI installed as pope New Pope was formally installed at a Mass outside St. Peter's Basilica in front of an audience of hundreds of thousands
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| Apr.20 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI sets out goals
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| Apr.19 |
Vatican |
Benedict XVI prepares for first Mass |
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Vatican |
 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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Black smoke after morning votes
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| Apr.18 |
Vatican |
No pope chosen in first vote
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Vatican prepares for papal ballot
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| Apr.8 |
Vatican |
 Pope John Paul II buried in crypt| John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched | |
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Vatican |
Crowds wait all night to see Pope
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Pope's body makes final journey
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84 | 26-year reign as the charismatic leader of the world's 1 billion Roman Catholics was highlighted by visits to 129 countries. The Pope was the third longest-serving pontiff in history. He died in his private apartment, surrounded by... | |
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| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
Pope's condition 'has worsened'
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
Frail Pope suffers heart failure
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| Mar.13 |
Vatican |
Pope returns to Vatican after op
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope has surgery to aid breathing The operation to give 84-year-old John Paul II a tracheotomy had been successful
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| Feb.6 |
Vatican |
Sick Pope makes public appearance
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| Feb.1 |
Vatican |
Pope John Paul rushed to hospital Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu
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| Sep.2 |
 France |
Scarf ban comes into force A law banning headscarves and other religious symbols from state schools came into effec
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| Feb.10 |
Paris |
MPs back headscarf ban The bill, passed by 494 votes to 36, to banned all overt religious symbols from state schools
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| Dec.11 |
Paris |
Headscarf ban recommended An expert commission recommended a ban on 'conspicuous' religious signs
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests
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| Nov.3 |
Turkey |
Landslide win for Islamic party A win allows Justice and Development Party to rule without a coalition and amend the constitution
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Ukraine |
Pope lands in Orthodox Ukraine
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