Pope Ushers in Christmas With Vatican Mass
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Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday celebrating midnight Mass at St. Peter&#39;s Basilica, where worshipers prayed for world leaders to strive for peace and for
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II celebrated a special Mass early yesterday in his private chapel for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis. Later, he publicly praised the outpouring of aid for the stricken populations as a sign of hope for 2005.
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Vatican, Dec. 24  - Pope John Paul II (bio - news) is prepared to lead the Vatican celebration of Christmas, following what has become his usual schedule: an early-evening appearance from the window of his apartment, midnight Mass in St.
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Mellow chiming at the bell-towers of the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Dormition and Assumption of Virgin Mary, the main Catholic church in Ukraine, announced to the arrival of Christmas to hundreds of ...
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Here is the official English translation of Pope John Paul&#39;s &quot;Urbi et Orbi&quot; (to the city and the world) Christmas message on Saturday.
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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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The Pope wraps up his Turkish visit with Mass in an Istanbul cathedral and a plea for freedom of religion in Turkey.
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Pope John Paul II was greeted Sunday by about 200,000 pilgrims at a shrine in Loreto, Italy, where he beatified three future saints.
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U.S. President George W. Bush was at the Vatican Saturday for an audience with Pope Benedict XVI and meetings with Italian leaders, as his weeklong European tour moves south to the Mediterranean.
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Pope Benedict ushered in the third New Year of his pontificate on Tuesday with a call for the protection of the traditional family, which he said was vital for world peace.
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Two children lit up the Vatican's Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, with shimmering lights reflected in the gold and silver ornaments of the 100-year-old fir.
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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
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In the traditional midnight Christmas Mass, the pope bemoaned an âill-treated worldâ in a homily given to thousands of pilgrims.
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BETHLEHEM, West Bank  - Thousands of pilgrims gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for a Christmas mass promoted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Western powers as a chance to highlight the benefits of peacemaking.
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Midnight Mass was celebrated at the Vatican. People there waited in line for hours to get inside St. Peter&#39;s Basilica for the Christmas service.
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Pope John Paul II ushered in Christmas on Friday by celebrating midnight Mass at St. Peter's Basilica, praying that world leaders will strive for peace and that Jews, Muslims and Christians will live harmoniously in the Holy Land.
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Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa.