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Pope calls for religious freedom in Muslim states (Reuters)

November 11th, 2010

Reuters - Pope Benedict Thursday said all states must guarantee the freedom for everyone to practice their faith publicly, a clear criticism of some Muslim countries where religious rights are…

The Pope in Barcelona: Kissing Gays and a Controversial Church (Time.com)

November 5th, 2010

Time.com - Sparking a wave of protests, Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Barcelona to consecrate Antoni GaudÍ’s Sagrada Familia church adds another layer of debate to a building already steeped…

Pope: Mideast peace is possible, urgently needed (AP)

October 24th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI walks with his pastoral staff as he celebrates a Mass on the occasion of the conclusion of the synod of bishops from the Middle East in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)AP - Pope Benedict XVI says peace in the Middle East is possible, urgently needed and the best way to stop the emigration of people from the region.


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Pope names 24 new cardinals (AP)

October 20th, 2010

FILE - This April 4, 2008 file photo shows Rev. Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington D.C., during a lecture on 'Unifying Religious Threads that Provide a Common Ground for Peace', in Rome's Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas. Archbishop Wuerl is one of the 24 new cardinals named by Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010 during has weekly general audience at the Vatican. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, files)AP - Pope Benedict XVI named 24 new cardinals Wednesday, putting his mark on the body that will elect his successor and giving a boost to Italian hopes to regain…

Pope canonizes first Australian saint, 5 others (AP)

October 17th, 2010

** CORRECTS TO FIVE OTHER SAINTS ** A pilgrim holds a poster of Australia's first saint Mary MacKillop during a Canonization Mass led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010. Tens of thousands of people have packed St. Peter's Square for the canonization of Australia's first saint Mary MacKillop, and five other saints. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - 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.


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Pope to Sicilians fighting Mafia: do not fear (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets faithful prior to an open-air mass at Palermo, on the island of Sicily, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to a Palermo priest slain by the Mafia and encouraged Sicilians not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island where organized crime has held sway for centuries. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI paid tribute Sunday to a priest slain by the Mafia and encouraged people in Sicily not to resign themselves to deep-rooted evil on an island…

Pope arrives in Sicily on one-day visit (AP)

October 3rd, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI, top, arrives to attend a concert in his honor held by the Santa Cecilia Academy orchestra and choir, in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)AP - Pope Benedict XVI is starting a one-day visit to Palermo, where Sicilians hope he will use his words and presence to give a boost to efforts to try…

Pope praises courage of those who fought the Nazis (AP)

September 19th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Cofton Park, Birmingham, England, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI will be holding an open air mass in the park, he is on a four-day visit, the first ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)AP - Pope Benedict XVI beatified Cardinal John Henry Newman at an open-air Mass on Sunday and marked the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with a personal reflection…

Pope notes 70th Blitz anniversary as he says Mass (AP)

September 19th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd outside the Vatican's Apostolic Nunciature in London as he leaves London for Birmingham, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Pope Benedict XVI is celebrating Mass to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman and in that ceremony he has offered a personal reflection on the evilness of the Nazi…

Pope celebrates Mass to beatify Cardinal Newman (AP)

September 19th, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd outside the Vatican's Apostolic Nunciature in London as he leaves London for Birmingham, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass on Sunday to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, the 19th century Anglican convert held up by the pope as a model for the…

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