India's 'Hugging Saint' to Donate &#36;22M
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An Indian religious leader known as "the hugging saint" &#151; because she uses hugs as a gesture of blessing &#151; pledged &#36;22 million Monday to help survivors of last month's devastating tsunami.
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The Tamil superstar's fans are planning celebrations to mark the occasion.
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Celebrities who take their charity work seriously are to be recognised.
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VATICAN CITY, Nov. 27 -- Pope John Paul II on Saturday handed over the bones of two saints to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, in hopes that the gesture will revive talks over unifying Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity, two major forces in Christendom.
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"With this letter, I wanted to express both my deep spiritual affection for all Catholics in China and a cordial esteem for the Chinese people"  Pope Benedict XVI and French President Nicolas Sarkozy exchange gifts during a private audience at the Vatican Thursday, Dec. via The Macon Telegraph
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A longtime patron has pledged $35 million to the San Francisco Opera in one of the largest donations ever to an American opera company by a single benefactor.
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The United Nations will launch a global appeal for &#36;30 million in emergency aid to help Haiti recover from floods that killed hundreds of people, the executive director of UNICEF said on Wednesday on a visit to the impoverished Caribbean nation.
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Never one to shrink from criticism, Pope John Paul is again putting controversial figures on the road to sainthood, including Austria's last emperor and a mystic nun who inspired Mel Gibson's film on Christ's ...
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A donation of $35m made by a long-time patron is going to the San Francisco Opera.
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India's top court on Monday granted  bail to one of Hinduism's most venerated clerics after he spent  nearly two months in jail in connection with the murder of a  temple official.
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India's entry for the Oscars tells a touching tale.
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A combined PC, telephone and television is being used in aid projects in India.
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The Black Santa appeal for victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami disaster is on course to raise more than Â£1m.
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Swiss philanthropists are giving &#36;4.15 million to keep the famed Saint Bernard rescue dogs on the mountain pass that gave them their name, a key advocate said Friday.
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Devotees held Roman Catholic Masses, candle processions and interfaith prayers Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor in this eastern Indian city.
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Indian guru Mata Amritanandamayi pledges $23m to help tsunami survivors rebuild their homes.
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KOLKATA, India  - Thousands of devotees thronged to the headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity in the Indian city of Kolkata on Wednesday to offer prayers for Mother Teresa on the tenth anniversary of her death.