Pope names new archbishop of Warsaw
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Pope Benedict XVI has named Kazimierz Nycz, a bishop in northern Poland, to succeed Cardinal Jozef Glemp as archbishop of Warsaw, the Vatican announced Saturday.
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Poles gave German-born Pope Benedict XVI an enthusiastic welcome Thursday as he arrived for a four-day visit intended to honor predecessor John Paul II and further German-Polish reconciliation from the wounds of World War II.
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Pope Benedict XVI names 23 new cardinals, 18 of whom will join the conclave which will one day elect his successor.
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Jesuits choose a Spanish theologian with extensive experience in Asia to be their new leader.
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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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Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, a confidant of Pope John Paul II and a Jewish convert to Catholicism whose mother was killed at Auschwitz, has retired as archbishop of Paris at age 78, the Vatican announced Friday.
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A bishop whose diocese plans to seek bankruptcy protection from millions of dollars in clergy sex abuse claims was elected Monday as the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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Pope Benedict XVI named four new saints Sunday from France, Malta, the Netherlands and Poland at a ceremony in St. Peter's Square attended by several heads of state and thousands of faithful.The presidents of Ireland, Malta, Poland and the Philippines attended the canonization Mass for the three priests and a nun, whom Benedict praised as models for Catholics to emulate.'Let us be attracted by their example, let us be guided by their teachings,' he told the crowd, which filled St. Peter's Square for the two-hour Mass despite rain. Read more
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Cardinal Jozef Glemp, who headed Poland's powerful Roman Catholic Church through the dark days of martial law and the country's later jump to free-market democracy, stepped down Wednesday after more than 25 years as archbishop of Warsaw.
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China&#39;s state-controlled Catholic  church has quietly nominated a new bishop for Beijing and the  priest chosen said the government would decide whether to seek  approval from Rome as Pope Benedict demanded.
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Pope Benedict XVI named a new archbishop of Genoa on Tuesday to replace Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, a longtime aide who has been appointed the Vatican secretary of state and No. 2 official.
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European Union President Jose Manuel Barroso has introduced a new set of nominees for the European Commission, naming Italian foreign minister to take the place of the controversial Catholic nominee, Rocco ...
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Pope Benedict XVI has named Bishop Kazimierz Nycz the new archbishop of Warsaw, the Polish Episcopate said Saturday, filling a post left open when his predecessor resigned after admitting to ties with the ...Comment
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New Catholic bishop of Beijing understood to have informal blessing of Pope and replaces fervent anti-papist.
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Polish-born Pope John Paul II plans to visit his homeland in 2005, the head of the Roman Catholic church in Poland has been quoted as saying.
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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.
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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.