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| Feb.22 |
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 Pope to Blair: Avoid war 'tragedy' John Paul II has urged UK Prime Minister to make every effort 'to avert the tragedy of war'
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| Mar.1 |
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 Pope sending peace envoy to U.S. John Paul will send a senior cardinal on a personal mission to try to avert a war in Iraq
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| Apr.18 |
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  Pope to mark Iraq war and SARS John Paul II is to pay tribute to those who have been affected by the war in Iraq, and those hit by the SARS virus
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| Apr.19 |
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Pope leads Catholics into Easter The 82-year-old John Paul II appeared frail but in relatively good form
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| Apr.26 |
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 Pope condemns Cuban executions John Paul II has added his voice to condemnations of crackdown on dissidents
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| May.3 |
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Pope visits Spain, calls for peace John Paul II brought a message of peace on his arriva, where President was one of the allies of the U.S.-led war
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| May.4 |
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Pope canonizes 5 Spaniards John Paul II canonized 20th century Spaniards during an open-air Mass, where million people filled Plaza Colon in Madrid
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| May.18 |
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Pope turns 83, canonizes saints The 2 Poles and 2 Italians bring to 473 the number of saints canonized by John Paul II
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| Jun.6 |
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Pope beatifies nun  Tens of thousands of people crowded the streets of the city of Dubrovnik to hear John Paul II celebrate Mass
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| Jun.7 |
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Pope urges religious tolerance John Paul II celebrated an open-air Mass at an air field in the town of Osijek
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| Jun.8 |
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Pope highlights role of family 83-year-old John Paul II held up families as the bedrock of society as he celebrated Mass in Adriatic seaport
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| Jun.22 |
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Pope urges forgiveness John Paul II asked God's forgiveness for 'suffering and bloodshed' inflicted by his own Roman Catholics and others
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| Jul.31 |
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 Drive to curb gay marriage The Vatican is attempting to reverse the spread of legislation in Europe and the Americas that permits gay marriage
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| Aug.1 |
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Gays hit back at Vatican Gay rights groups are saying campaign against same-sex marriages is out of touch with the modern world
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| Sep.11 |
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Pope struggles to greet Slovaks Fears are growing about the health of 83-year-old John Paul II
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| Sep.23 |
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Pope cancels weekly audience| 83-year-old John Paul II is reported to be suffering from intestinal problems | |
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| Oct.4 |
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Pope warns Archbishop on gay priests| John Paul II has warned the new Archbishop of Canterbury, that new difficulties have arisen between the two Churches | |
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| Oct.5 |
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Ailing pope names 3 new saints John Paul II is presiding over the first of several stamina-testing ceremonies
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| Oct.16 |
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John Paul marks 25 years as pope| The Roman Catholic cardinals and thousands of worshippers are descending on Rome | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Pope beatifies Mother Teresa| Hundreds of thousands crowded St. Peter's Square beatification of the 'Saint of the Gutters' | |
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope Makes Christmas Mass Peace Plea John Paul led Roman Catholics into Christmas, calling on a world caught up in conflict to open itself to the peace of the Jesus
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| Dec.29 |
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Papal nuncio shot dead| The pope's ambassado was shot and killed by gunmen who opened fire at his car | |
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