Pope invites new look at Catholicism
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Pope Benedict XVI's reference to dark aspects in Islam's history also has opened up another type of backlash for his church: fresh examinations of its past as conqueror, inquisitor and patron of missionaries whose zeal sometimes led to conflict with other faiths.
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Pope Benedict on Sunday renewed his appeal to Catholics to reject abortion and euthanasia, saying life was God-given and could not be cut short under "the guise of human compassion".
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The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, has ploughed into fresh controversy with two startling new beatifications. Among the five people he set on the road to canonisation
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All the incense and intrigue of another papal conclave is upon us again. Well, sort of
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The Vatican said yesterday that Pope Benedict XVI will soon issue a document providing for wider use of the Tridentine Mass, the centuries-old Latin rite that was largely supplanted in the 1960s by a new liturgy, usually translated into modern languages.
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Pope John Paul on Saturday urged  Christians to be committed to seeking unity of their divided  Churches but, in a reference to homosexual clergy in the  Anglican communion, said new ethical obstacles had surfaced.
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In a message to participants in the annual "Social Weeks" in France, Pope John Paul II ( bio - news ) said that European society should look to its Christian heritage, to find "new paths of collaboration, ...
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Should be interesting The Vatican will publish the minutes of the Pope's recent meeting with his former doctoral students in which he discussed the Catholic Church's position on the origins of life, evolution, and creationism.â¦
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Cardinal Martini continues to embody the Catholic Church's more liberal spirit  -  and he doesn't mind voicing his differences with Pope Benedict
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Pope Benedict XVI's challenge to secularism has been met with receptivity during his German visit.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday that his visit to Turkey is aimed at promoting dialogue and bridging differences, speaking minutes before departing for his first trip as pontiff to a predominantly Muslim country.
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There is emotional reaction to the Pope's appearance to read his traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, as the BBC's Katya Adler reports.
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Pope Benedict XVI tells pilgrims at the Vatican that his remarks on Islam last week were misunderstood.
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Benedict XVI has been wary of inter-faith dialogue. But now he's making a show of ecumenical unity
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Pope Benedict's highly sensitive visit to Turkey shifts focus toward Vatican relations with Orthodox Christianity on Thursday after his conciliatory words about Islam soothed tensions with Turkish Muslims.
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Pope Benedict XVI focused on healing the rift between the once-united Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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The cardinal taking over the Vatican office in charge of priests says the issue of celibacy may one day be reviewed.