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| Sat. |
 Sydney |
Pope warns of 'spiritual desert' Benedict XVI has urged young people to stay away from the 'spiritual desert' he says is spreading across the world, at the end of his trip
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| Fri. |
Sydney |
Pope sorry for 'evil' of clergy sex abuse 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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| Jun.22 |
Jerusalem |
Bishops criticise Anglican leader
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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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USA |
Obama 'angry' at pastor comments |
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| Apr.24 |
London |
Church calls for Zimbabwe action |
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| Apr.22 |
Zimbabwe |
Churches: Stop the murder, torture
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| Apr.20 |
 New York |
Pope offers prayer at Ground Zero 
Benedict XVI has visited the scene of the 11 September 2001 attacks on Twin Towers, at the end of a six-day tour of the US
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
Pope promotes friendship at synagogue
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| Apr.16 |
Washington |
Pope in landmark White House trip
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| Apr.15 |
Washington |
Warm US welcome for Pope Benedict Pope received an unprecedented presidential greeting from Bush as he arrived for his first official visit to the US
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Billionaire Berlusconi wins election
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| Apr.3 |
Texas |
Police entered YFZ compound 
Map of Eldorado TX USA Texas law enforcement entered the compound following allegations of physical and sexual abuse of a 16-year-old girl
| On April 8, 533 women and children had been removed from the compound by authorities
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Dutch MP posts Islam film on web
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| Mar.23 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for Easter Day peace |
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| Dec.25 |
Vatican |
Pope calls for end to conflicts |
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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Millions celebrate Christmas Day |
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| Dec.22 |
London |
Blair converts to Catholicism |
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| Dec.20 |
Brazil |
Bishop gives up river fast |
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| Nov.6 |
Vatican |
Historic Saudi visit to Vatican |
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| Oct.27 |
Baghdad |
PM vows to protect Iraq's Christians |
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| Oct.21 |
Southern Italy |
Pope decries 'religious' violence |
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| Oct.14 |
Vatican |
Priest 'only pretending to be gay' |
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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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| Oct.11 |
Vatican |
Muslim scholars reach out to Pope |
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| Oct.9 |
Argentina |
'Dirty War' priest gets life term |
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| Sep.15 |
Germany |
Cardinal in 'Nazi art term' row |
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| Sep.11 |
Zimbabwe |
Mugabe critic quits as archbishop |
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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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| Jul.15 |
Los Angeles |
LA cardinal offers abuse apology
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Red Mosque rebel cleric killed in crossfire
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| May.13 |
Brazil |
Pope condemns LatAm 'autocrats'
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| May.11 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope canonizes native-born saint in Brazil
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| May.10 |
Sao Paulo |
Pope urges youths to resist snares of evi' |
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| May.9 |
 Sao Paulo |
Pope lays down law on abortion Benedict XVI began his first trip to Latin America by laying down church law on abortion
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| Apr.6 |
Jerusalem |
Peace pleas punctuate Good Friday
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Israeli police, Muslims clash at holy site
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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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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope appeals for world's children |
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| Dec.17 |
USA |
Episcopal Church splits over sexuality |
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Pope visits mosque
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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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Netherlands to propose burqa ban
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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.20 |
Vatican |
Pope says he was 'misunderstood' |
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| Sep.16 |
Rome |
Security tight for Pope blessing |
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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 |
Germany |
Merkel defends Pope amid protests |
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Vatican |
Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam
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| Sep.14 |
Arab Countries |
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 fa... | |
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| May.28 |
Poland |
Pope meets Auschwitz survivors
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| May.13 |
China |
China installing another Catholic bishop
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope
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al-Zawahiri condemns cartoons
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| Jan.24 |
Vatican |
First Pope encyclical is on love |
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Row deepens over Danish cartoons
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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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West Bank |
Holiday spirit returns to Bethlehem |
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| Dec.20 |
Washington |
'Intelligent design' teaching ban |
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| Nov.29 |
Vatican |
Vatican issues gay policy document |
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| Sep.8 |
Washington |
Bush declares Katrina prayer day |
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| Aug.19 |
Germany |
Pope issues anti-Semitism warning |
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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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| Jun.20 |
Philippines |
Cardinal Sin dead |
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Detainees, not soldiers, flushed Quran
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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 ringin... | |
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Vatican |
Black smoke after morning votes
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| Apr.18 |
Vatican |
No pope chosen in first vote
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Vatican |
Cardinals begin electing new pope |
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| Apr.17 |
Vatican |
Cardinals gather to choose pope |
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| Apr.16 |
Vatican |
Vatican prepares for papal ballot
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| Apr.9 |
Rome |
Pilgrims leave Rome after funeral |
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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.6 |
Rome |
Rome seeks to curb pilgrim crowds |
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Vatican |
Papal conclave set for April 18 |
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| Apr.5 |
Vatican |
Hundreds of thousands say goodbye |
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Crowds wait all night to see Pope
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| Apr.3 |
Vatican |
Clergy, dignitaries pay respects to pope |
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Millions grieve for John Paul II
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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. The Pope was the third longest-serving pontiff in history. He died in his private apartment, surrounded by... | |
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Vatican |
Pope begins losing consciousness |
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| Apr.1 |
Vatican |
End draws closer for ailing Pope |
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Pope's condition 'has worsened'
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Vatican |
Gravely ill Pope remains 'serene' |
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| Mar.31 |
Vatican |
Frail Pope suffers heart failure
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Vatican |
Source: Pope given last rites |
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| Mar.30 |
Vatican |
Doctors feed Pope by nasal tube |
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| Mar.27 |
Vatican |
Frail Pope blesses Easter crowds |
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| Mar.13 |
Vatican |
Pope returns to Vatican after op
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| Mar.6 |
Rome |
Pope gives blessing from hospital |
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| Feb.27 |
Italy |
Pope waves from hospital window |
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| Feb.26 |
Vatican |
Pope to follow Sunday blessing |
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| Feb.25 |
Vatican |
Pope breathing without assistance |
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| Feb.24 |
Vatican |
Pope 'serene' following surgery |
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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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Vatican |
Pope back in hospital with flu |
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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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| Dec.24 |
Vatican |
Pope prays for peace at midnight Mass |
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| Oct.18 |
London |
Church wants gay bishop apology |
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Scarf ban comes into force
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| Apr.25 |
Vatican |
Pope beatifies 6 from Europe, S. America |
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| Feb.16 |
USA |
Sex abuse priests: '4,450 accused' |
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MPs back headscarf ban
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| Nov.2 |
 New Hampshire |
Gay bishop consecrated Episcopal Church consecrates openly gay bishop Rev. Gene Robinson Sunday as bishop of the New Hampshire Diocese
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| Oct.20 |
Vatican |
Pope beatifies Mother Teresa |
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| Oct.16 |
Vatican |
John Paul marks 25 years as pope |
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| Oct.4 |
Vatican |
Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests
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| Sep.23 |
Vatican |
Pope cancels weekly audience |
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| Aug.5 |
New Hampshire |
Anglicans elect gay bishop |
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Shiite pilgrims flock to Karbala
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| Dec.24 |
West Bank |
Little Christmas cheer in Bethlehem |
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| Aug.18 |
Poland |
Millions cheer pope in Krakow |
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| Jul.31 |
Mexico |
Pope canonized first Indian saint |
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| Jul.29 |
Guatemala |
Pope greeted by thousands |
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| Jul.25 |
Canada |
Thousands welcome Pope |
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| Jul.23 |
London |
Williams new leader for Anglicans |
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| Apr.23 |
Vatican |
Pope condemns US church sex abuse |
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| Nov.22 |
Vatican |
Pope's Web apology over sex abuse |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave
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| Sep.14 |
Washington |
America mourns its dead
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| Aug.6 |
Afghanistan |
Arrested for spreading Christianity |
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| Jul.23 |
Vatican |
Pope meets Bush |
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| Jun.23 |
Ukraine |
Pope lands in Orthodox Ukraine
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| May.6 |
Syria |
Pope enters a mosque
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| May.4 |
Greece |
Pope moves to heal ancient rift |
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| Apr.14 |
Vatican |
Frail pope holds Easter vigil |
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Taleban starting to wreck Buddhas
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| Mar.21 |
 Jerusalem |
Visit by Pope John Paul II Pope placed a letter at the Western Wall
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