Pope Benedict Xvi
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Pope Benedict XVI sacked 400 priests in 2 years for child sex abuse: report
World | Jan 18, 2014, 08:32 AM ISTVatican City: For centuries, the church has had its own in-house procedures to deal with priests who sexually abuse children. The maximum penalty for a priest convicted by a church tribunal is essentially losing his
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New Pope elected
World | Mar 14, 2013, 12:22 AM ISTVatican City, Mar 13: White smoke billowing from the Sistine Chapel chimney in the Vatican City Wednesday announced to the world that cardinals gathered inside have elected a new Pope to head the Catholic Church.Crowds
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Pope hits 1 million mark as he tweets 'Dear friends'
World | Dec 12, 2012, 07:44 PM ISTVatican City, Dec 12 : Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account. In perhaps the most drawn out Twitter launch
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Vatican No. 2 urges AIDS cure, sidesteps condom
World | Jun 22, 2012, 06:10 PM ISTVatican city, Jun 22: The Vatican's No. 2 official has called for universal, free access to drugs to combat HIV and for investments into finding a cure.But Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state,
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Declare Good Friday a holiday, Pope urges Raul Castro
World | Mar 29, 2012, 08:48 AM ISTHavana, Mar 28 :The exchange came hours before Fidel Castro confirmed that he would happily meet Pope Benedict XVI before he leaves for Rome on Wednesday. Mr. Castro made the much-awaited announcement at the end
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Pope Names 22 New Cardinals
World | Jan 06, 2012, 10:30 PM ISTVatican City, Jan 6: Pope Benedict XVI named 22 new cardinals on Friday, including prelates in such key posts as New York and Hong Kong and a large group of Italians holding major Vatican positions.Cardinals
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Pope Urges End To Syria Bloodshed, Peace Worldwide
World | Dec 25, 2011, 10:59 PM ISTVatican City, Dec 25: Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria and the resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in his Christmas message today, an appeal for peace that was challenged
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Pope Conducts Midnight Mass In St Peter's Basilica
World | Dec 25, 2011, 08:31 AM ISTVatican City, Dec 25: Pope Benedict XVI decried the increasing commercialisation of Christmas as he celebrated Christmas Eve Mass on Saturday night, urging the faithful to look beyond the holiday's "superficial glitter" to discover its
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Benetton Withdraws Pope-Imam Kiss Ad After Protest
World | Nov 17, 2011, 01:48 PM ISTVatican City, Nov 17 : The Benetton clothing company has withdrawn an ad showing Pope Benedict XVI kissing a top Egyptian imam on the lips after the Vatican denounced it as an "unacceptable" provocation.Benetton had
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Pope Benedict 'Suffering From Degenerative Joint Disease'
World | Nov 11, 2011, 06:50 PM ISTLondon, Nov 11: Pope Benedict XVI is suffering from arthrosis, a degenerative disease of the joints, British media reports said, quoting Vatican insiders.The condition, which is related to his age, has made it increasingly difficult
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Pope Warns Germans Not To Ignore Religion
World | Sep 23, 2011, 10:50 AM ISTBerlin, Sept 23: Pope Benedict XVI has addressed Germany's parliament in the historic Reichstag building, warning that politicians must not sacrifice ethics for power and evoking the Nazi excesses of his homeland as a lesson
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A Million Cheers As John Paul II Declared 'Blessed'
World | May 01, 2011, 07:04 PM ISTVatican City, May 1 : Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of “blessed” on his predecessor John Paul II today in front of a cheering crowd of over a million people, putting the late pope
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Pope Canonises First Australian Saint And 5 More
World | Oct 18, 2010, 11:05 AM ISTVatican City: Pope Benedict XVI proclaimed Australia's first saint on Sunday, canonizing a 19th-century nun and also declaring five other saints in an open-air Mass attended by tens of thousands.Chants of "Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi
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Pope To UK: Deeply Sorry, Ashamed Of Sex Abuse
World | Sep 18, 2010, 09:13 PM ISTLondon, Sep 18 : Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday said he was deeply ashamed of the "unspeakable" sexual abuse of children by priests, telling the British faithful during Mass in Westminster Cathedral that he hoped
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5 Arrested In Alleged Threat To Pope
World | Sep 17, 2010, 10:59 PM ISTLondon: Five people, suspected to be Arabs, were arrested here on Friday over an alleged plot to harm Pope Benedict XVI, now on a state visit to the UK.The five men, in the age group
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Catholic Schoolchildren Greet Pope In London
World | Sep 17, 2010, 05:35 PM ISTLONDON : Thousands of cheering Catholic schoolchildren feted Pope Benedict XVI with songs and gifts Friday on his second day in Britain, offering a boisterous welcome as the pontiff urged them to ignore the shallow