Pope John Paul II Calls for Peace in Christmas Day Message
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Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence&#39;&#39; and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace&#39;&#39; in his annual Christmas Day message.
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ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict on Sunday made one of his strongest peace appeals, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence."
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ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict on Sunday made one of his strongest peace appeals, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence".
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Pope John Paul II made a rare allusion to his personal struggle with aging and illness, saying in a Christmas address Tuesday that each passing year brings a greater need for help from God.
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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 John Paul II issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the &quot;horror&quot; of violence as well as &quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent&quot;.
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The spiritual leader of the Catholic world, Pope Jean Paul II, celebrated Christmas with a prayer for universal peace at the Vatican&#39;s famous San Pietro Square.
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ROME, August 27 (Itar-Tass) -- Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Alexy II called for peace between Christians and Moslems and dialog between Orthodox and Catholics in an interview published by the Friday issue of Italyâs Corriere della Sera.
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"Let this blessed time of birth of our Lord and Saviour warn your souls with sincere love to each other and give you inspiration for the good, wisdom and patience"  President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko congratulated Christians of Western rite on Christmas. via Forum News Portal
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Pope John Paul II ushered in the Christmas holiday, lighting a candle for peace in his window Friday before celebrating midnight Mass in a new test of the 84-year-old pontiff's frail health.
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A Roman Catholic priest on Saturday led one of the first cheerful Christmas Day celebrations in Bethlehem in years, after fighting, military curfews and a general glum had kept most visitors away since the late 1990s.
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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2004 .- John Paul II made a strong plea to the Infant Jesus for peace on earth, as the Holy Father observed the 27th Christmas of his pontificate.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims and  a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town  of Jesus's birth Saturday with prayers for peace after the  death of Yasser Arafat.
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Thousands of pilgrims and a new Palestinian leadership celebrated Christmas in the town of Jesus&#39;s birth yesterday with prayers for peace after the death of Yasser Arafat.
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Pope John Paul II 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's frail health.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury will use his Christmas sermon to call for more "reverence" of people and the planet.
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VATICAN CITY  - In a Christmas shadowed by violence and the threat of conflict around the world, Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; over the situation in Iraq but optimism at the outlook in the Palestinian crisis.