Pope Not Strong Enough to Deliver Sunday Message
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Pope John Paul is not yet strong  enough to read his entire traditional noon message on Sunday  and looks set to miss Ash Wednesday services for the first time  in his papacy.
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Pope Benedict faced a growing   chorus of demands on Tuesday for an unequivocal apology for   remarks seen as portraying Islam as a violent faith, despite   attempts by Western leaders and churchmen to defuse the crisis.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict told Muslim   envoys on Monday that Christian and Muslim believers must   reject all forms of violence, in an audience aimed at defusing   anger over a speech seen as depicting Islam as violent.
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The world awaited news of Pope  John Paul's condition early on Wednesday after he was rushed to  hospital with breathing difficulties during the night.
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Pope John Paul has led the world&#39;s one billion Roman Catholics into Christmas Day, saying the troubled world needed the message of Jesus more than ever, braving Parkinson&#39;s Disease to deliver his sermon.
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A tired looking Pope John Paul had  difficulty reading his addresses Thursday at audiences with  Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf and Romanian President Ion  Iliescu.
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ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to expressing his views of church values, Roman Catholic Archbishop Raymond Burke has a habit of making headlines, not always to the satisfaction of his flock.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury hears concerns from the Pope on the future of the Anglican Communion.
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Pope John Paul II delivered his traditional Christmas plea for peace on Saturday in an address shortened this year - apparently because of his poor health - but packed
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Pope John Paul's health is  improving and he hopes to be strong enough to make his weekly  address as usual Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said  Friday.
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Pope Benedict XVI faces a delicate balancing act in Turkey as he tries to improve Christian-Muslim ties.
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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 John Paul II's weakening health, underscored this past week by his hospitalization with complications from the flu, has left the world's largest religious denomination without a strong chief executive, but with an iconic leader who can unify the church symbolically even as he is increasingly unable to do so administratively, church leaders and scholars who study the Vatican say.
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Pope Benedict XVI's challenge to secularism has been met with receptivity during his German visit.
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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.
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Soccer and spice are not very nice when it comes to portraying the birth of Christ, the Vatican complained yesterday.
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Pope John Paul thanked the world  for praying for his recovery as he delivered his first Sunday  blessing since leaving hospital last week, but aides had to  help the frail Pontiff read his address.