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| Jul. 18 |
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Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse  Sydney: Benedict XVI apologized to victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, describing their acts as 'evil' and a grave betrayal of trust
| Speaking at a gathering of bishops during his visi, the Pope spoke of the 'shame we have all felt' and called for abusers to face justice
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| Jul. 16 |
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Pope lauds apology to Aborigines 
Sydney: Benedict XVI has praised the Australian government for apologising to the indigenous people for past injustices
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| Jul. 12 |
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Pope to apologise for sex scandal Benedict XVI has said he will apologise for decades of sexual abuse of children by Australian priests as he headed to Australia on the longest...
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| May.10 |
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Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug' Benedict XVI acknowledged that the teaching against birth control was difficult as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contrace...
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| Apr.20 |
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Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit. New York
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Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero
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| Apr.19 |
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Pope tells of youth under Nazis. New York
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| Apr.18 |
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Pope Benedict makes speech to UN The head of the Roman Catholic Church has begun a speech to the United Nations on the final leg of his six-day US tour
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| Apr.16 |
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Pope attacks US sex abuse record 
Washington: Benedict XVI has criticised US bishops for their handling of child sex scandals, saying the response to the crisis had been very poor
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| Apr.15 |
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Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict| Washington: Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US | |
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| Mar.23 |
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Pope calls for Easter Day peace |
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| Mar.22 |
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Pope baptises Muslim at Easter vigil
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope calls for end to conflicts |
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| Dec.24 |
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Millions celebrate Christmas Day |
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| Dec.22 |
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Blair converts to Catholicism |
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| Oct.21 |
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Pope decries 'religious' violence |
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| Oct.13 |
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Vatican bars prelate in gay row The Vatican has confirmed newspaper reports that a high-ranking priest has been suspended
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| Oct.11 |
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Muslim scholars reach out to Pope |
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Monasteries in night raids
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| Sep.20 |
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Bishop gets Pope's approval |
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'1,000 monks' march
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| Sep.7 |
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Pope honours Austrian Jewish dead |
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| Sep.1 |
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Pope leads eco-friendly festival |
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| May.13 |
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Pope condemns LatAm 'autocrats'. Brazil
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| May.10 |
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Pope urges youths to resist snares of evi' |
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| May.9 |
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Pope lays down law on abortion 
Sao Paulo: Benedict XVI began his first trip to Latin America by laying down church law on abortion
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| Apr.8 |
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Pope Benedict celebrates Easter Mass |
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| Apr.2 |
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Pope takes first step to sainthood |
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Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope: Worship God not technology
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope appeals for world's children |
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| Nov.30 |
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Pope visits mosque  Istanbul: 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 |
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Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine Turkey: 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 |
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Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue. Turkey
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Turkish protests at Pope's visit
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| Sep.25 |
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Pope: My respect for Muslims 
Italy: Benedict XVI expressed 'total and profound respect for all Muslims' at a meeting with Muslim ambassadors
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| Sep.20 |
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Pope says he was 'misunderstood' |
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Army chief leads coup while PM away
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| Sep.16 |
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Security tight for Pope blessing |
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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 |
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Merkel defends Pope amid protests |
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Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam
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| Sep.14 |
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Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Arab Countries: 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
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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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| May.28 |
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Pope meets Auschwitz survivors. Poland
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| May.13 |
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China installing another Catholic bishop
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| Apr.16 |
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Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope
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Cartoon protests turn deadly
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| Jan.24 |
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First Pope encyclical is on love |
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Row deepens over Danish cartoons
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| Dec.24 |
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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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| Nov.29 |
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Vatican issues gay policy document
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| Aug.18 |
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Rapturous German welcome for Pope 
Germany: Benedict XVI has arrived in his native country for a Catholic youth festival in the city of Cologne
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| May.13 |
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Pope seeks to beatify John Paul
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| May.1 |
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New Pope delivers first blessing Benedict XVI has given his first Sunday blessing from the same apartment window used by his predecessor
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| Apr.24 |
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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 |
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Benedict XVI sets out goals Pope calls for unification of all Christians and continuing the reforms of the Second Vatican Council
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| Apr.19 |
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Benedict XVI prepares for first Mass
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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 ringin... | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Cardinals gather to choose pope
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| Apr.9 |
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Pilgrims leave Rome after funeral |
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Pope John Paul II buried in crypt
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| Apr.6 |
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Rome seeks to curb pilgrim crowds
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| Apr.3 |
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Clergy, dignitaries pay respects to pope
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Pope John Paul II dies at 84
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Pope begins losing consciousness
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| Apr.1 |
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End draws closer for ailing Pope |
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Pope's condition 'has worsened'
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Gravely ill Pope remains 'serene'
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| Mar.31 |
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Frail Pope suffers heart failure
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Source: Pope given last rites |
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| Mar.30 |
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Doctors feed Pope by nasal tube |
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| Mar.27 |
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Frail Pope blesses Easter crowds
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Government HQ seized. Akayev left
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| Mar.13 |
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Pope returns to Vatican after op
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| Mar.6 |
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Pope gives blessing from hospital |
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| Feb.26 |
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Pope to follow Sunday blessing |
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| Feb.25 |
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Pope breathing without assistance
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| Feb.24 |
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Pope 'serene' following surgery |
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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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Pope back in hospital with flu
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| Feb.6 |
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Sick Pope makes public appearance
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| Feb.2 |
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Ailing Pope to stay in hospital |
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| Feb.1 |
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Pope John Paul rushed to hospital Pope has been rushed to hospital suffering from breathing difficulties brought on by flu
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope delivers sombre message |
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope prays for peace at midnight Mass
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Scarf ban comes into force
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| May.16 |
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Pope canonises pro-life heroine |
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| Apr.25 |
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Pope beatifies 6 from Europe, S. America |
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| Apr.11 |
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Pope: Love must defeat terrorism |
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MPs back headscarf ban
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope Makes Christmas Mass Peace Plea |
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| Oct.20 |
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Pope beatifies Mother Teresa |
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| Oct.16 |
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John Paul marks 25 years as pope |
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| Sep.23 |
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Pope cancels weekly audience |
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| Sep.11 |
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Pope struggles to greet Slovaks |
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| Jul.31 |
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Drive to curb gay marriage |
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| May.18 |
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Pope turns 83, canonizes saints |
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| May.3 |
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Pope visits Spain, calls for peace |
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Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala
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| Apr.19 |
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Pope leads Catholics into Easter |
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| Dec.29 |
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Vatican to reveal Pope Pius papers |
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope: Avoid Iraq war |
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| Nov.14 |
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Pope to Italians: Have more babies |
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| Oct.18 |
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Bishops to work on abuse policy |
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| Aug.18 |
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Millions cheer pope in Krakow |
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| Aug.11 |
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Pope backs Mid-East peace force |
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| Jul.31 |
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Pope canonized first Indian saint |
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| Jul.30 |
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Mass is highlight of Pope's visit |
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| Jul.29 |
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Pope greeted by thousands |
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| Apr.23 |
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Pope condemns US church sex abuse |
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| Nov.22 |
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Pope's Web apology over sex abuse |
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Aid workers freed
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| Sep.26 |
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Pope avoids Armenia controversy |
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| Sep.22 |
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Pope brings message of peace |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
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| Jun.23 |
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Pope lands in Orthodox Ukraine
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| May.18 |
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Frail Pope turns 81 |
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| May.4 |
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Pope moves to heal ancient rift |
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| Apr.14 |
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Frail pope holds Easter vigil |
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Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas
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| Mar.21 |
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