Hollywood's "Nativity" in world premiere at Vatican
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"The Nativity Story", a Hollywood movie of the story of Mary and Joseph before the birth of Jesus, had its world premiere at the Vatican on Sunday and won strong praise from the man known as the "deputy pope".
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The Holy See on Sunday gave an unprecedented stamp of approval to an American studio film.
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Pope John Paul II prepares to deliver his Christmas message, expected to focus on conflicts around the world.
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Periodically, St Mark's Square in Venice is flooded by spring tides. On Friday night it was inundated with Hollywood executives and movie stars for the first film premiere to be staged in the historic piazza.
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Celebrata a Los Angeles una cerimonia religiosa riservata
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Hit film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone will get its terrestrial debut on BBC One this Christmas.
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Hollywood and Moses go back a long way, so it's only fitting that fashion mogul Max Azria's spectacular new musical production of "The Ten Commandments" should make its debut at the Kodak Theater in the heart of Hollywood, the same theater that presents the Academy Awards. With Val Kilmer, a bona fide Hollywood star, playing Moses, expectations of a kitschy Hollywood extravaganza ran high.
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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; about the war in Iraq and other world hot spots, as he delivered his annual Christmas Day message to thousands of followers in Rome&#39;s St Peter&#39;s Square.
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With DVD's and videos of the film going on sale next week, Hollywood is hoping to turn "The Passion of the Christ" into one of the industry's biggest sellers.
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LONDON - A waxwork nativity scene that features soccer star David Beckham and his pop star wife, Victoria, as the parents of Jesus has been damaged in an attack, Madame Tussauds museum said Monday.
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Mel Gibson showed the world the mercilessly bloody end of Jesus Christ's mortal life in "The Passion of the Christ." Now the makers of "The Nativity Story" offer Christ's sweet, humble beginnings in a stable &#151; which, remarkably, Hollywood has not focused on before.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is due in Rome for his first official meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.
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Pope John Paul has celebrated Christmas midnight mass in St Peter&#39;s Basilica in Vatican City, saying the world needs the message of Jesus more than ever.
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A new animated version of Peter and the Wolf has its world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall.
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Madonna records an introduction to the new Band Aid music video, which gets its premiere on Thursday.
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The pope's Christmas tree &#151; the tallest to date to adorn the Vatican &#151; is finally in position in St. Peter's Square after bad weather and other problems delayed its arrival for more than a week.
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Film star Tom Cruise spent more than two  hours signing autographs and greeting fans in London on Monday  at the world premiere of his new movie "Lions for Lambs,"  Hollywood's latest examination of U.S. foreign policy.