Pope celebrates Mass in Lourdes
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An ailing Pope John Paul II says Mass at Lourdes, the French shrine revered by Roman Catholics.
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LORETO, Italy : Pope John Paul II defied the elements and debilitating illness to pray for the victims of the Russian hostage crisis at a giant open-air mass in Italy before hundreds of thousands of ecstatic followers.
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Pope John Paul II has celebrated midnight mass at St Peter&#39;s Basilica in Rome before a packed congregation. In a short homily devoted to purely religious themes, the Pope said all humanity, with
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Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass for 230,000 people Tuesday in a sunny field outside Regensburg, taking his homecoming tour of his native Bavaria to the university town where he once taught theology.
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Lourdes 'Disneyland of God' expects record 8m visitors for 150th anniversary of first vision
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It&#39;s a very special day for Pope John Paul II, and well-wishers have been showering the pontiff with messages of congratulations.
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A SPECIAL mass has been held to celebrate the 100th birthday of Portsmouth's oldest nun.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope John Paul, looking  healthier than during his weekend pilgrimage to Lourdes and  speaking with a clear voice, thanked God Wednesday for giving  him the strength to visit the French shrine.
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Pope John Paul prayed for the victims of the &quot;inhumane violence&quot; of Russia&#39;s Beslan school tragedy as he said Mass on Sunday before 200,000 people in central Italy.
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Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage Saturday to a famous shrine to the Virgin Mary, where he celebrated an open-air Mass in the rain for more than 30,000 believers and called on Europeans to embrace faith.
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VATICAN CITY -- Returning to the world's most storied pulpit for the first time since his hospitalization, Pope John Paul II addressed a sea of worshipers yesterday from his studio on St. Peter's Square and gave with his presence what no cardinal's words could deliver: a strong assurance that he is on the rebound.
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LOURDES, France -- A sick man among the sick, Pope John Paul II struggled yesterday through Sunday Mass at a French shrine that draws desperate people seeking miracle cures. The 84-year-old pontiff gasped, trembled, and asked aides for help during the 2-hour service in the sizzling heat.
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Pope John Paul ushered in Christmas on Friday by lighting a candle for peace in his window and then celebrating midnight mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff&#39;s frail health.
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Pilgrims are flocking to a new monument to Pope John Paul II in his hometown, touching the water that runs over its base and collecting it in bottles in the belief that it carries healing powers.
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Pope Benedict XVI encouraged prayers Friday for the beatification of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, an eagerly awaited remark on a cause close to the hearts of many Poles.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday celebrating midnight Mass at St. Peter&#39;s Basilica, where worshipers prayed for world leaders to strive for peace and for
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Pope John Paul's visit to Lourdes last  weekend left the Roman Catholic shrine with a 1.2 million euro  ($1.47 million) deficit because pilgrims keen to get good seats  at his mass rushed past collection boxes.