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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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Stadium Mass ends Pope's US visit. New York
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| Apr.19 |
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Pope tells of youth under Nazis |
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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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Ceremony marks extended EU border
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| Nov.6 |
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Historic Saudi visit to Vatican |
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| Oct.21 |
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Pope decries 'religious' violence |
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| Oct.14 |
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Priest 'only pretending to be gay' |
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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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| Sep.20 |
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Bishop gets Pope's approval |
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| Sep.7 |
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Pope honours Austrian Jewish dead |
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| Sep.6 |
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Pope, Peres discuss Mideast peace |
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| Sep.1 |
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Pope leads eco-friendly festival |
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| Jun.13 |
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Vatican urges end to Amnesty aid |
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| Jun.9 |
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Bush talks to pope about Iraq
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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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Blair: My political journey is over
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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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| 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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Pope begins landmark visit |
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| Nov.27 |
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Turkey boosts security for Pope. Istanbul
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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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| 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
, '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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US remembers 9/11 five years on
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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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| Jan.24 |
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First Pope encyclical is on love |
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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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Sharon to quit Likud party
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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 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 The 115 cardinals had not elected a new pope in their two morning votes
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No pope chosen in first vote
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Cardinals begin electing new pope |
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| Apr.17 |
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Cardinals gather to choose pope
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| Apr.16 |
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Vatican prepares for papal ballot
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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 John Paul II was buried under St. Peter's Basilica after a funeral Mass that millions of people watched
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| Apr.7 |
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Rome prepares for Pope's funeral |
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John Paul pondered his fate in 2000
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| Apr.6 |
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Rome seeks to curb pilgrim crowds |
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Kurd leader Talabani named president
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Papal conclave set for April 18 |
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| Apr.5 |
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Hundreds of thousands say goodbye |
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Burial plans unfold |
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| Apr.4 |
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Crowds wait all night to see Pope
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Pope's body makes final journey
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Clergy, dignitaries pay respects to pope |
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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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Pope begins losing consciousness |
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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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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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Iran to aid Syria against threats
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Sick Pope makes public appearance
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Ailing Pope to stay in hospital |
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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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Storm of protest at poll result
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| Jun.4 |
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Bush meets pope, faces protests
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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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| 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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| Oct.4 |
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Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests
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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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Vatican to reveal Pope Pius papers |
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| Oct.18 |
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Bishops to work on abuse policy |
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Millions cheer pope in Krakow |
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| Jul.31 |
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Pope canonized first Indian saint |
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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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Pope's Web apology over sex abuse |
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4 journalists killed
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| Jul.23 |
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Pope meets Bush |
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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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