Hopes for miracle on anniversary of Mother Teresa&#39;s death
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Hundreds of visitors started gathering at the tomb of Mother Teresa in eastern India on Wednesday to pay tribute on the tenth anniversary of her death, with many hoping for the nun&#39;s sainthood.
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"She and the Prince of Wales could have been the best double act the country has ever had"  The mounds of flowers are long gone from the gates of Kensington Palace, but Princess Diana's presence lingers.It has been 10 years since Diana's death in a Paris car crash, when many Britons were poleaxed by grief for a vivacious and troubled woman who was at once style icon, charity worker and tabloid celebrity.The anniversary will be marked by a televised memorial service, special prayers _ and soul-searching in a country still unsure whether its sudden outpouring of emotion was a moment of madness or a fundamental softening of the stiff upper lip. Read more
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Authorities estimated that more than 2.3 million worshippers had traveled by bus, car, bicycle to participate in the annual observance honoring the nation&#39;s patron saint.
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LISBON, Portugal  - Portugal planned a national day of mourning Tuesday for Sister Lucia Marto, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a series of 1917 apparitions in the town of Fatima.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Hundreds of millions around the world prepared Friday to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, a Christmas festival of religious joy for many and commercial excess for others, against a backdrop of continuing global security
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Pope John Paul II on Sunday will beatify Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich, a sickly 19th century nun who claimed to have visions that gave her courtside seats at Jesus&#39; execution.
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News of John Paul II's hospitalization causes waves
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This weekend, and for many Christians the next 12 days, symbolize the conception of their faith. But geopolitically, they also represent a turning point that we can anticipate
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It appears too early to say whether the record-breaking $100 million clergy sex abuse settlement reached by the Roman Catholic Dicoese of Orange and 87 plaintiffs will be
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Yoko Ono is calling for the anniversary of the death of her husband, John Lennon, to become a day of worldwide healing.
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New Orleans will mark the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Wednesday with candle light vigils, prayer services and a new memorial to the 1,500 or so people who died in her floodwaters and fury.
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People will pray today for a family&#39;s comfort at the home church of a young man killed on a California beach along with his fiance.
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A book of letters written by Mother Teresa of Calcutta reveals for the first time that she was deeply tormented about her faith and suffered periods of doubt about God.
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A day of commemoration is under way in the central Indian city of Bhopal where a toxic gas leak led to the world&#39;s worst industrial accident 20 years ago.
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Battered by one calamity after another, Indonesians have found a resilience that has amazed even foreign aid workers. It&#039;s rooted in a widely held belief that the troubles were sent by God, either as a test of their love for him or as punishment for straying from his teachings.
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Pope Benedict XVI encouraged prayers Friday for the beatification of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, an eagerly awaited remark on a cause close to the hearts of many Poles.
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Portugal planned a national day of mourning Tuesday for Sister Lucia Marto, the last of three shepherd children who claimed to have seen the Virgin Mary in a series of 1917 apparitions in the town of Fatima.