Vatican hails Blair Church switch
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Ex-PM Tony Blair's decision to leave the Anglican Church to become a Catholic has been welcomed by the Vatican.
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Outgoing PM will travel to the Vatican to meet the Pope in preparation for his conversion.
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In Turkey, Pope Benedict XVI supported Turkey's bid to enter the European Union and visited a key mosque.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has won ringing praise after his emotional farewell to the ruling party, including from former US president Bill Clinton, who hailed his &quot;stunning&quot; record.
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The Bishop of London says British Airways' policy review after the row over wearing crosses is a welcome move.
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The presidents of Sierra Leone and Liberia on Wednesday praised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for sending troops to the former British colony and helping bring peace and stability to the wider region.
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China's state-controlled Catholic Church installed a cleric well-regarded by the Vatican as bishop of Beijing on Friday in a move that officials say should help ease their tense relations.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair stoked a simmering debate over religious tolerance and cultural assimilation on Friday, saying it was the duty of all immigrants to integrate into British society.Comment
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VIENNA, Austria An influential Roman Catholic lay organization in Austria says it's relieved that a bishop is resigning.
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Ex-PM began formal instructions to convert to Roman Catholicism four months before leaving office
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Former British Prime Minister Tony  Blair, now the Middle East peace envoy, has converted from  Anglicanism to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's  Catholics said on Saturday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's weekend appointment with Pope Benedict XVI has added to speculation that the British leader will formally convert to Catholicism.
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The Vatican has praised Yasser Arafat as a charismatic leader who struggled to win independence for his people, and repeated its support of a sovereign Palestinian state alongside Israel.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair gave a strong endorsement Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is fighting a scandal over the Iraq oil-for-food program and suggestions the world body has become irrelevant.
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair  has converted from Britain's established church, Anglicanism,  to Roman Catholicism, the head of Britain's Catholics said on  Saturday.
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By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent. Tony Blair won public endorsement from President George W Bush last night for his plan to hold an international Palestinian
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Former Prime Minister Tony Blair converts from the Anglican church to the Catholic faith.