Pope opposed Bob Dylan singing to John Paul in 1997
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Pope Benedict was opposed to Bob  Dylan appearing at a youth event with the late Pope John Paul  in 1997 because he considered the pop star the wrong kind of  "prophet," Benedict writes in a new book issued on Thursday.
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Roman Catholic bishops in England and  Wales rejected as "false and entirely misleading" a BBC  documentary about what it said was a cover-up of child sexual  abuse under a system enforced by Pope Benedict XVI in his  previous job.
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The Vatican used the stage of  the United Nations on Wednesday to try to make amends for  remarks by Pope Benedict that drew fury from Muslims worldwide.
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Nun shot dead in Somalia Italy on security alert Apology offends Jews John Hooper in Rome Monday September 18, 2006 The Guardian The Pope addressing the crowd that gathered for prayers at Castel Gandolfo.
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Bono, lead singer of Irish rock band U2,  was handed an award inducting him into the UK Music Hall of  Fame. Minutes later the reluctant recipient joked that he was  tempted to hand it back.
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ISTANBUL, Sep 17 (IPS) - In another attempt to mollify the Islamic world  following apologies from the Vatican earlier, Pope Benedict XVI  personally intervened during his Angelus, the traditional Sunday  noon blessing, to reject any anti-Islam sentiment, and appeal for  dialogue.
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British pop veteran Sir Elton John has taken a foul-mouthed swipe at Madonna, saying she cheated her fans by miming on stage. However, the American pop superstar was swift to rubbish his accusation, saying
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VATICAN CITY, NOV. 4, 2004 .- John Paul II condemned the present &quot;senseless violence&quot; in Iraq and encouraged the establishment of democracy in the country, when he received Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in audience.
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VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 30, 2004 ( Zenit.org ).- John Paul II encouraged the dialogue between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches when he received Romanian President Ion Iliescu in audience.
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ATICAN CITY, JAN. 17, 2005 .- John Paul II invited Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi and his wife Franca to lunch Sunday, after the Pope prayed the Angelus with the crowds gathered in St.
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Bono, lead singer of Irish rock band U2, was handed an award inducting him into the UK Music Hall of Fame. Minutes later the reluctant recipient joked that he was tempted to hand it back.
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News of John Paul II's hospitalization causes waves
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The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church emphasized Friday that Pope John Paul II is not welcome in Russia, reiterating that an icon the pontiff once hoped to return personally in a conciliatory gesture is a copy of a revered 16th-century work.
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Neil Young said on Friday that he had lost all hope that music can change the world, as he presented a documentary about 2006 antiwar concert tour by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young at the Berlin film festival, Agence France-Presse reported. âI know that the time when music could change the world is past,â Mr. Young said. âI really doubt that a single song can make a difference. It is a reality.â Mr. Young made no distinction between the Vietnam War, during which Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young earned a reputation for political activism, and the war in Iraq, which their tour condemned with songs like âLetâs Impeach the President.â âIt is all the same war, and it hurts everybody,â he said. âItâs a wrong way to solve a problem,â he said, adding that Americans were deluded if they thought they were liberating Iraq.
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A decree by Pope Benedict allowing priests to say the old Latin Mass more frequently has sparked criticism within both Catholic and Jewish ranks, with one Italian bishop saying he was "in mourning".
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The Vatican used the stage of   the United Nations on Wednesday to try to make amends for   remarks by Pope Benedict that drew fury from Muslims worldwide.
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US folk legend Bob Dylan reveals in his long-awaited memoir that contrary to his renowned image as an icon of 1960&#39;s counterculture, he was in fact an unwilling rebel who dreamt of a simple nine-to-five existence.