Pope decries 'pleasure at all costs'
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Pope Benedict XVI warned Sunday against seeking happiness in drugs or other "artificial paradises" and the self-centered quest for "pleasure at all costs."
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Pope John Paul II condemned euthanasia Thursday, stressing that the elderly should be considered a valuable resource and not a burden to society, as the Vatican sought to mobilize public opinion against what is known as mercy killing.
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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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Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented the "grim sound of arms" in the world's conflict zones from Sudan to Sri Lanka and especially the volatile Middle East, in his Christmas message.
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Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam and holy war that have angered much of the Muslim world are in line with his efforts to spare religion from violence and extremism.
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Pope Benedict XVI said yesterday that he is "deeply sorry" about the reaction in some countries to a recent speech in which he quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor as saying that the prophet Muhammad brought "only evil and inhuman" things to the world.
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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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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy Sept. 26, 2004 - Pope John Paul II denounced the &quot;imbalance&quot; between the world&#39;s rich and poor Sunday and applauded efforts to eliminate hunger, like the recent UN initiative to increase funds for development.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday he felt "awe" in the presence of Pope Benedict, who urged the U.S. leader to seek "regional and negotiated" solution to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday he felt "awe" in the presence of Pope Benedict, a fellow religious conservative who urged him to seek "regional and negotiated" solutions to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.
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Pope John Paul II shared his fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hot spots and expressed hopes in a Christmas message Saturday that peace-building efforts will bring the world a more tranquil future.
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When it comes to luxury sports cars, Ferrari begs to differ with the Pope.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes yesterday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace coexist with worries over Iraq, the Holy Land, and Africa.
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REGENSBURG, Germany  - Pope Benedict held an open   air mass on Tuesday in the town where he had hoped to spend his   retirement and rejected the use of God's name to justify hatred   and fanaticism.
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Pope Benedict XVI expressed his admiration for Muslims and Islam on Wednesday, and called for freedom of religion and faith that rejects all forms of violence.
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Pope John Paul told the world in his Christmas message on Saturday that people were yearning for peace everywhere around the globe and expressed particular concern for Iraq, the Middle East and Africa.
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Pope Benedict XVI says he is sorry about the offence caused by his speech referring to the Muslim faith.