Pope Prays for Tsunami Victims, Peace at New Year
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Pope John Paul ushered in the New Year with special prayers for the victims of the Asian tsunami on Saturday, the Catholic Church's World Day of Peace.
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Pope John Paul told the world in  his Christmas message on Saturday that people were yearning for  peace everywhere around the globe and expressed particular  concern for Iraq, the Middle East and Africa.
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Pope John Paul II said Sunday he was praying for peace in Ukraine as the former Soviet republic endures a crisis over its disputed presidential vote.
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Pope Benedict ushered in the third New Year of his pontificate on Tuesday with a call for the protection of the traditional family, which he said was vital for world peace.
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Pope John Paul II led prayers for peace and a more tranquil future, pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem and Iraqis stayed away from church for fear of bomb attacks as Christians around the world celebrated Christmas over the weekend.
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Millions of ordinary Poles offered prayers Wednesday for their country's most famous son, Pope John Paul II, who is hospitalized in Rome.
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Pope Benedict XVI began his pilgrimage among Turkey's tiny Christian communities Wednesday by paying homage to an Italian priest slain during Islamic protests and expressing sympathy for the pressures facing religious minorities in the Muslim world.
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The dignitaries making rounds to express their good wishes in the usual new year's day official exchange paid tribute to the people hit by the natural catastrophe in Asia.
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LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy  - Pope Benedict made an appeal for peace on Sunday, saying nations should halt bloody conflicts around the world to create a heaven on earth.
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Pope John Paul II thanked well-wishers Sunday for their messages and prayers as he celebrated the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff.
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Pope John Paul thanked the world  for praying for his recovery as he delivered his first Sunday  blessing since leaving hospital last week, but aides had to  help the frail Pontiff read his address.
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Social and political evil is  spreading through the world, causing war, injustice, violence  and desperation, Pope John Paul said in his annual peace  message on Thursday.
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Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday encouraged Christians and Muslims in Iraq to continue their centuries-old brotherly ties as he prayed for peace and harmony in the violence-wracked country.
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Pope John Paul II has sent his condolences to the victims of the Philippine storms, which have resulted in more than 1,400 people reported dead or missing.
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BANDA ACEH, Indonesia  - Indonesia's tsunami  cleanup paused for prayer on Friday as President Susilo Bambang  Yudhoyono joined survivors crowding mosques in ravaged Aceh  province for an Islamic festival.
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Pope Benedict XVI marked the start of the Lenten season with an Ash Wednesday procession and a ceremony in which he urged the use of prayer to nourish hope.
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Pope John Paul told the world in  his Christmas message on Saturday that people everywhere were  yearning for peace and expressed particular concern for Iraq,  the Middle East and Africa.