Pope Beatifies Emperor, Nun, Three Others
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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II on Sunday moved five Catholics closer to sainthood, including Austria's last reigning emperor and a German nun whose graphic visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire the blockbuster movie "The Passion of the Christ."   Cheers went up in St. Peter's Square from a crowd of about 30,000 people when the pontiff finished reading the Latin words with which he beatified the five candidates, and banners with their images were unfurled on the facade of St...
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Pope John Paul II on Sunday will beatify Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich, a sickly 19th century nun who claimed to have visions that gave her courtside seats at Jesus&#39; execution.
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Pope John Paul flies to Italy's Adriatic coast on Sunday to create three new Blesseds of the Roman Catholic Church.
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The last emperor of Austria, Karl I, will be beatified by Pope John Paul today amid fierce political and religious argument over how saintly he really was.
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VATICAN CITY : Pope John Paul II on Sunday beatified the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, and a German mystic whose visions inspired Mel Gibson&#39;s controversial film &quot;The Passion of the Christ&quot;.
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Pope Benedict XVI approved recognition of martyrdom for an Austrian who was beheaded by the Nazis for refusing to serve in Hitler's army, a step toward possible sainthood.
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The Vatican held the biggest mass  beatification in history on Sunday, putting nearly 500  Catholics killed during the Spanish civil war on the path to  possible sainthood.
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Advancing the sainthood causes of five Europeans, Pope John Paul II beatified the last Hapsburg emperor and the nun whose visions inspired Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion of the Christ." The pope said Blessed ...
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Pope John Paul has said Mass for several hundred thousand people and put two Italians and a Spaniard who lived in the 20th century on the road to sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church.
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VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 3, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- Pere Tarres i Claret was a doctor, a priest, an apostle, a formator of youth and he will be beatified this Sunday by John Paul II in Loreto.
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Pope John Paul II thanked well-wishers Sunday for their messages and prayers as he celebrated the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff.
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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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Pope Benedict XVI is flanked by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel, left, and violinist Hilary Hahn, from Lexington, Virginia, following a concert in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Monday, April 16, 2007, ... via The Boston Globe
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Pope Benedict XVI encouraged prayers Friday for the beatification of his predecessor, Pope John Paul II, an eagerly awaited remark on a cause close to the hearts of many Poles.
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Description: NPR&#39;s John Ydstie talks with John Allen, Vatican correspondent for The National Catholic Reporter, about Sunday&#39;s beatification ceremony for five new Catholic saints.
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Pope Benedict XVI baptized 13 babies in the Sistine Chapel during a Sunday Mass celebrated at the altar at the foot of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" wall fresco.
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In a gesture of friendship with the Orthodox Church, Pope John Paul II on Saturday handed over the bones of two early Christian saints that were brought to Rome from ancient Constantinople centuries ago.