Tight security for pope's Austria visit
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Elite Austrian commandos and bomb squads checked venues and equipment Thursday, the eve of Pope Benedict XVI's arrival, and authorities said more than 3,500 police officers and soldiers were being deployed for the pontiff's visit.
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Si allarga presenza in Austria, cordata con Cerberus
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PETRZALKA, Slovakia  - Austria's chancellor and Slovakia's prime minister sawed through a red and white frontier barrier on Thursday in symbolic preparation for nine new countries joining the EU's border-free zone at midnight.
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A huge crowd attended a mass  with Pope Benedict on Sunday as the Pontiff prepared to visit  the Auschwitz death camp to pray for peace as Catholic leader  and a &quot;son of Germany.&quot;
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A papal meeting with a prime minister who has legalized gay marriage is predictably tense
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Pope Benedict XVI did not intend to offend Muslims with remarks about holy war, the Vatican said Thursday, scrambling to defend the pontiff as anger built in the Islamic world over his comments during a trip to Germany.
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Parents of missing four-year-old invited to Vatican for private meeting with the Pope.
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Security measures at  the Venice International Film Festival are tighter than ever,  though some officials said the greatest threat this year may  come from protesters rather than any kind of terrorist plot.
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Sudan's president meets Friday with Pope Benedict XVI and Italy's leader, a rare, high-profile visit to Western Europe that has raised concern from human rights advocates and some politicians.
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A priest was in critical condition after being attacked by machete-wielding men in Indonesia&#39;s troubled Sulawesi region on Friday as authorities ratcheted up security across the vast archipelago ahead of Christmas celebrations.
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A senior official in China's state-sanctioned Catholic Church said in comments published Tuesday that he would like Pope Benedict XVI to visit China.
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Benedetto XVI inizia oggi il viaggio in Austria
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VIENNA, Austria &#151 Whether big or small, high in the sky, or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb, someone in the Austrian capital will find out.
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Pope Benedict XVIÂs visit to Turkey in late November is likely to be a flash point for a surprisingly broad array of issues.
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The Catholic Church in Austria is investigating a  priest amid allegations he sexually abused children.
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The authorities in Indonesia are running a massive security operation to protect churches and other places of worship from attack over Christmas.
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Tight security has been imposed on the Afghan capital Kabul for the inauguration of Hamid Karzai as the country&#39;s first elected president.