Pope Concerned About U.S. Priest Shortage
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Pope John Paul II expressed concern Friday over the decline in priestly vocations in the United States, telling visiting American bishops that the drop presents a "stark challenge" that cannot be ignored.
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Conservative rabbis expressed concern on Monday over a newly released Catholic prayer calling for the conversion of Jews and said they hoped a resolution expressing dismay over the wording would send a message to Pope Benedict.
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A news report that a cardinal threatened doctors who performed an abortion with excommunication sparked controversy Wednesday and a denial from the prelate.
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LORETO, Italy - A frail Pope John Paul II put three more Roman Catholics on the road to sainthood during a visit to a hilltop shrine Sunday, struggling at times but cheered on by 200,000 pilgrims.    He seemed drained, seated in a wheeled throne in glittering green vestments, at the end of the three-hour ceremony in 86 degree heat...
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ROME -- Catholics gathered at St. Peter's in the Vatican and in local churches last night to wait anxiously for word on the health of 84-year-old Pope John Paul II, who spent his second night in the hospital with breathing trouble triggered by a bout of influenza.
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The sudden hospitalization of Pope John Paul was another reminder, if any were needed, that one of the longest and most event-studded pontificates in history may be coming to a close.
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Priest Holmes consulted with doctors and team officials Wednesday amid signs the star running back may be done for the year.
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Pope Benedict told U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday the Vatican would like a "regional and negotiated" solution conflicts in the Middle East, including the war in Iraq.
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) II warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity&#39;s speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.
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Chicago Tribune - Surveying the world beyond the cloistered walls of its Roman enclave, the Vatican sees much to worry about: Terrorism, war, AIDS and poverty are ravaging the lives of many of its constituents around the globe.
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The American Catholic Church must  recognize its failings in the priestly sexual abuse scandal and  rise up again with determination to heal the deep wounds, Pope  John Paul told U.S. bishops on Friday.
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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Willliams is to hold crisis talks with US bishops to prevent a schism over homosexuality, his office said Wednesday.
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Pope Benedict XVI expressed concerns to President Bush about the Middle East, according to the Vatican.
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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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Pope John Paul on Saturday urged  Christians to be committed to seeking unity of their divided  Churches but, in a reference to homosexual clergy in the  Anglican communion, said new ethical obstacles had surfaced.
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BELFAST (BBC News) - There is speculation the pope may visit Northern Ireland Pope Benedict XVI may visit Northern Ireland, according to a leading Irish clergyman. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he interpreted the choice of Sean Brady as cardinal as an indication the pope wants to visit Northern Ireland. Dr Brady, the Archbishop of Armagh, was one of 24 cardinals named on Wednesday. Ireland will now have three cardinals for the first time in its history, with Cardinal Cathal Daly and Cardinal Desmond Connell already in the roles.
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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.