Pope Beatifies Austria&#39;s Last Emperor, 4 Others
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Pope John Paul beatified the last ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and four European nuns and clerics Sunday in an open-air ceremony at St.
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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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LORETO, Italy: Pope John Paul II yesterday beatified three members of an international lay Catholic movement at an huge open-air mass near the central Italian town of Loreto.
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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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Who deserves to be a saint? The question is a source of great debate among Catholics. On Sunday, Charles I of Austria will be beatified at the Vatican, while an angry dispute erupts over his historic role at home.
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EUROPA/AUSTRIA - Il Direttore nazionale delle Pontificie Opere Missionarie, P. Leo Maasburg, accompagnatore e confessore di Madre Teresa di Calcutta, ricorda la Beata alla radio austriaca: Âsi Ã¨ rivolta a tutti quelli che incontrava con la stessa attenzione, la stessa cura, lo stesso rispetto e lo stesso amoreÂ Vienna (Agenzia Fides) - Il 5 settembre ricorre il 10.mo anniversario della morte di Madre Teresa di Calcutta, beatificata da Papa Giovanni Paolo II a soli 6 anni dalla morte, il 19 ottobre 2003. Unico membro non appartenente alla congregazione fonda...
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VATICAN CITYâPope John Paul II yesterday honoured two figures linked to controversy, beatifying German mystic Sister Anna Katharina Emmerick, whose violent visions of Christ&#39;s suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson&#39;s film The Passion Of The Christ, and the
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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.
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VIENNA - Pope Benedict XVI, beset by drab weather and relatively small crowds, ended a pilgrimage to Austria yesterday by reminding Europeans of their Christian heritage as they grapple with immigration and Islam. The German-born pontiff appealed to gatherings of believers in mostly Catholic Austria not to discard their faith. In a farewell speech, he urged Austrians "to bring the ...
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LORETO, Italy  - A frail Pope John Paul travelled to a hilltop shrine near the Adriatic Sea on Sunday, putting three more Catholics on the road to sainthood during an open-air mass attended by some 200,000 pilgrims.
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Three Carmelite friars from Brazil walk next to St. Francis' basilica, near the altar where Pope Benedict XVI is scheduled to celebrate a mass during his visit in Assisi, central Italy, Saturday, June 16, 2007. via Tuscaloosa News
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The 19th-century mystic nun who inspired some of the more controversial scenes of Mel Gibson&#39;s hit movie, &quot;The Passion of the Christ,&quot; was beatified yesterday by Pope John Paul II.
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Pope John Paul II on Sunday honored two figures linked to controversy, beatifying a German mystic whose violent visions of Christ's suffering helped inspire Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" and an ...
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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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Nations of the world honored Yasser Arafat as a head of state Thursday, with many joining the deceased leader&#39;s call for a quick transition to a Palestinian state living in peace with its neighbors.
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Pope Benedict XVI, making sentimental stops in his predecessor&#039;s homeland, brought joy to Poles by announcing that he hopes John Paul II will be made a saint &quot;in the near future.&quot;
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It&#39;s a very special day for Pope John Paul II, and well-wishers have been showering the pontiff with messages of congratulations.