Blair Formally Converts to Catholicism
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LONDON, Dec. 22 -- Former prime minister Tony Blair has left the Church of England, becoming the first Briton to have served as premier to convert to Roman Catholicism.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair has won ringing praise after his emotional farewell to the ruling party, including from former US president Bill Clinton, who hailed his &quot;stunning&quot; record.
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The former prime minister has converted to Roman Catholicism, sources close to him said today
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Northern Ireland's rival politicians face "a moment of decision" in their six-year struggle to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Thursday as he launched a ...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair left his Downing Street official residence for the last time Wednesday, heading for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation after a decade in office.
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PRIME Minister Tony Blair was today signing the Constitutional Treaty in Rome amid a growing crisis over the new Brussels Commission.
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"I heard it was very successful"  The Vatican on Saturday bid farewell to Tony Blair as British prime minister, wishing him well on what it said were his plans to work for Middle East peace and interreligious dialogue.Blair held long talks with Pope Benedict XVI, with the Vatican stop on his farewell tour fueling rumors that he plans to convert to Catholicism. The two men met privately for 25 minutes and then were joined for further talks by English Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor.A Vatican press office called the audience a normal meeting between the pope and a government leader. Blair leaves office on Wednesday. Read more
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Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Bertie Ahern of Ireland were to visit Belfast amid fading hopes of a breakthrough to restore Catholic-Protestant power-sharing in Northern Ireland.
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"It can be confirmed that Tony Blair has been received into full communion with the Catholic church by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor"  In this photo made available by Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI meets with outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a private audience at the Vatican in this June 23, 2007 ... via KansasCity.com
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Tony Blair says the issue of his conversion to Catholicism is "unresolved" as he prepares to meet the Pope.
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LORETO, Italy, SEPT. 5, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- John Paul II pointed to the testimony of Pere Tarres i Claret, a doctor who became a priest on his way to beatification.
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By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor and Toby Helm, Chief Political Correspondent. Tony Blair won public endorsement from President George W Bush last night for his plan to hold an international Palestinian
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The prime minister is recovering in Downing Street after hospital treatment to correct an irregular heartbeat. Tony Blair was discharged on Friday from London&#39;s Hammersmith hospital, where he underwent the procedure.
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Britain&#39;s Prime Minister Tony Blair will  meet Pope Benedict at the Vatican on Saturday to prepare to  convert to Roman Catholicism, British newspapers reported on  Friday.
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LONDON, June 27--Prime Minister Tony Blair resigned Wednesday after a decade of guiding Britain through economic prosperity at home and a deeply unpopular war abroad, turning over power to his long-time political partner and rival Gordon Brown.
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Tony Blair yesterday braved accusations of hypocrisy to attend a memorial service for Ken Bigley. The Prime Minister read from the Bible at the gathering of family members and friends at Liverpool
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Sir Ian Blair takes up his new role as Metropolitan Police Commissioner promising to defeat anti-social behaviour and violent offenders.