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At opening Mass, WYD pilgrims begin ‘days you will never forget’
Posted on August 17, 2011 | No CommentsBy Gretchen R. Crowe
Catholic News Service
MADRID — A cloudless blue sky turned to inky night as hundreds of thousands of pilgrims participated in the opening Mass for World...
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Pope donates $100,000 to Japan’s relief efforts
Posted on March 16, 2011 | No CommentsBy Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI donated $100,000 to Japan’s bishops to help in their relief efforts following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that officials...
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Pope to highlight ongoing relevance of Newman in visit to Britain
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsBy Cindy Wooden
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to travel to Great Britain this weekend to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman will allow... -
Church social teaching confronts world problems with Gospel power
Posted on July 8, 2009 | No CommentsVATICAN CITY — For more than 100 years, Catholic social teaching has tried to help people face the world’s social, political and economic challenges with the power of the Gospel....
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Philippine bishop leads prayer campaign for former President Aquino
Posted on May 11, 2009 | No CommentsQUEZON CITY, Philippines — A Philippine bishop is leading a prayer campaign for the complete healing of former President Corazon Aquino’s colon cancer. In a letter sent to media April...
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Some Middle East Christians face restrictions in efforts to see pope
Posted on March 26, 2009 | No CommentsJERUSALEM — Middle East Christians hoping to see Pope Benedict XVI during his May 8-15 pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories faced some travel restrictions. One week before...
