Vatican Moves to Counter Fears Over Pope
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Pope John Paul spent a second  night in hospital after emergency treatment for breathing  problems and the Vatican moved to assuage fears for the  84-year-old Pontiff.
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Pope John Paul II was back at the Vatican on Friday after overcoming breathing problems that required emergency hospitalization and left many wondering how he would continue in his papacy with such frail health.
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Pope John Paul spent a second night in hospital after emergency treatment for breathing problems and the Vatican moved to assuage fears for the 84-year-old Pontiff.
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VATICAN CITY  - In a Christmas shadowed by violence and the threat of conflict around the world, Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; over the situation in Iraq but optimism at the outlook in the Palestinian crisis.
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In an unexpected about-face, Pope Benedict will restore power and prestige to the Vatican department that oversees dialogue with Islam a year after he controversially downgraded it.
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The row over Italian commissioner Rocco Buttiglione highlights the Vatican's struggle for influence in Europe.
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Issues surrounding a possible reuniting of the Catholic and Anglican churches under the pope are discussed in a 42-page statement currently being prepared, church leaders said on Tuesday.
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Amid new reports of a possible terrorist threat on Italy, one Islamic extremist group has promised not to attack the Vatican, and a top official at the Holy See has reported that Pope John Paul II ( bio - news ...
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Long known for his rigid thinking, Benedict XVI shows new flexibility in trying to mend fences in the wake of his controversial speech about Islam
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Pope Benedict has decided to keep limbo in limbo a little longer.
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The Vatican used the stage of  the United Nations on Wednesday to try to make amends for  remarks by Pope Benedict that drew fury from Muslims worldwide.
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Roman Catholic organisations and the Vatican have reacted with outrage to the news that a hospital in the Netherlands has been carrying out &quot;mercy killings&quot; on newborn babies.
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A conservative U.S. lawyer's attempt to enlist the Vatican in his drive to declare Senator John Kerry a heretic over his abortion views backfired Wednesday when the Holy See said it had been hoodwinked.
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Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday defended the Vatican's right to speak out on bioethics, including its opposition to artificial procreation methods and embryonic stem cell research.
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The Vatican's new secretary of state urged diplomats Friday to work for religious freedom everywhere, touching on a sensitive issue between the Holy See and some countries, including Muslim ones, where people are not allowed to worship freely.
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ROME -- The Vatican said yesterday that the condition of Pope John Paul II continues to improve, but his latest health crisis was stimulating more discussion about whether the frail pontiff should or would retire.