Pope Praises Traditional Family
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Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised a recent demonstration in Rome against proposed legislation granting legal rights to unmarried couples, including gay ones, saying it showed that traditional family was at the core of Italian society.Benedict called the May 12 Family Day rally, organized by Catholic groups and family associations, a 'great and extraordinary popular festival.'Hundreds of thousands of people turned out for the demonstration to protest a bill that would grant legal rights to unmarried couples, including hospital visits and inheritance rights. The bill does not legalize gay marriage, as was done in other European countries, such as Spain. Read more
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Pope Benedict XVI decried the collapse of marriages, telling tens of thousands of young Catholics Saturday that he was praying that a crisis in traditional family values doesn't become an "irreversible failure."
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"We are good Catholics, of course"  For all the reverent round-the-clock coverage, a papal trip is not really aimed at the general public. via New York Times
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Thousands of well-wishers have showered Pope John Paul II with greetings for the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff, many of them thanking him for speaking out against preventive war, his spokesman said Saturday.
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Pope Benedict's decision to promote the old Latin mass is a dream come true for delighted Roman Catholic traditionalists and a looming headache for the harried priests now expected to celebrate it.
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EFES, Turkey  - Turks praised Pope Benedict on Wednesday for moves to bridge the divide between Christians and Muslims as he began the part of his Turkey trip that is devoted to Christian issues.
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There is emotional reaction to the Pope's appearance to read his traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, as the BBC's Katya Adler reports.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Pope Benedict, continuing a   nostalgic visit to the German city where he served as   archbishop, on Sunday celebrates an outdoor mass expected to   draw hundreds of thousands of people.
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The spiritual leader of the Catholic world, Pope Jean Paul II, celebrated Christmas with a prayer for universal peace at the Vatican&#39;s famous San Pietro Square.
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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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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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Pope Benedict on Wednesday showed once more that he has a thing for old hats.
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Bavarians turned out in their Sunday finest for the open-air mass conducted by favorite son Pope Benedict XVI.
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Pope John Paul II vowed Sunday to continue his mission despite his latest health crisis, telling the faithful from the hospital in a message read by an archbishop that he was grateful for their prayers and affection.
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On his way to his birthplace in Germany, Pope Benedict XVI tried to give a positive outlook to the faithful in his homeland
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Pope John Paul II paid tribute to the Ferrari auto racing team as he welcomed the drivers, mechanics and team executives in a special Vatican audience on Monday.
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Pope John Paul II invites believers to display symbols of their faith with pride, despite recent rows.