Pope reaffirms traditional views
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Pope Benedict XVI rebuffed calls to let divorced Catholics who remarry receive Communion in a new document Tuesday and told Catholic politicians they are expected to wage the church's fight against abortion and gay marriage.
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The former prime minister has converted to Roman Catholicism, sources close to him said today
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Pope Benedict XVI confirms that celibacy "remains obligatory" for Roman Catholic priests.
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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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Pope John Paul marked the 26th  anniversary of his pontificate on Saturday, defying medical  odds and confounding predictions about any successor.
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Pope John Paul II on Monday called for more opposition to laws he sees as threatening families based on traditional marriage, urged a vast mobilization of the public worldwide to combat hunger and restated the Catholic church's ban on embryo stem cell use.
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Still under a cloud for recent   remarks about Islam, Pope Benedict called on Thursday for   tolerance of other religions and cultures and said a rebirth of   faith could help foster this openness in western countries.
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VIENNA - Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Europe's tragic past and warned of its uncertain future yesterday as he honored Jews killed in the Holocaust and urged the continent to accept its Christian heritage.
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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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MUNICH -- Pope Benedict XVI returned to his homeland yesterday in what he described as a joyous personal journey, but one that highlights the decline of traditional Roman Catholicism in the heart of Europe.
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Pope John Paul II invites believers to display symbols of their faith with pride, despite recent rows.
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Pope John Paul, reflecting Vatican disappointment that Italy&#39;s nominee had to step down from the EU executive because of his religious beliefs, has repeated his call for Europe to remember its Christian roots.
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VATICAN CITY, July 7 -- Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday removed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, reviving a rite that was all but swept away by the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
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Pope Benedict XVI tells world religious leaders at a peace summit that religion must not become "vehicle for hatred".
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Pope Benedict on Wednesday showed once more that he has a thing for old hats.
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Pope John Paul II praised Portugal's visiting president Friday for his nation's conservative Catholicism, saying it could inspire hope amid a grave crisis in modern values.
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Pope John Paul, a close friend of Rocco Buttiglione, dived into the crisis over the new European Commission on Thursday, saying it had to be resolved by showing respect for all points of view.