Pope laments media violence, vulgarity
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Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday praised the mass media for helping to spread democracy and knowledge around the world, but lamented that it also tended to hype violence, vulgarity and consumer products.
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The Pope, looking tired and speaking with difficulty, yesterday ploughed into fresh controversy by announcing two startling beatifications.
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VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul says the attacks on family values are growing more radical each day. The pope&#39;s targets in a Saturday speech to Italian family groups included initiatives he says &quot;confuse individual
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Pope Benedict XVI appealed Tuesday for mutual respect for religious beliefs as he mourned an Italian nun slain in Somalia in an attack possibly linked to Muslim anger over his recent remarks about Islam.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged leaders of all religions Tuesday to "utterly refuse" to support any form of violence in the name of faith, while Turkey's top Muslim cleric complained to the pontiff of growing "Islamophobia" in the world.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that he is "deeply sorry" his remarks on Islam and violence offended Muslims, but the unusual expression of papal regret drew a mixed reaction from Islamic leaders as the Vatican worried about a backlash of violence.
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Social and political evil is  spreading through the world, causing war, injustice, violence  and desperation, Pope John Paul said in his annual peace  message on Thursday.
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ASSISI, Italy -- Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Francis yesterday, lamenting the violence in the Middle East and decrying "the illusion" that force could resolve conflicts.
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Criticism against Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam escalated Saturday with the firebombing of two West Bank churches.
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Leaders across the Muslim world demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologize for his remarks on Islam and jihad, but the Vatican stopped short of doing so Saturday, saying instead the pontiff "sincerely regrets" that Muslims were offended.
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Pope Benedict starts one of the most delicate trips ever made by a pontiff on Tuesday when he travels to Turkey to face simmering anger sparked by his comments on Islam and his past opposition to Ankara's EU bid.
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Pope Benedict is sorry Muslims   were offended by a speech that provoked fury in the Islamic   world and led to calls for the leader of the Catholic church to   apologize personally, the Vatican said on Saturday.
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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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Muslim leaders around the world accused Pope Benedict XVI of dividing religions and demanded an apology.
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Pope Benedict said on Wednesday   that his use of medieval quotes portraying a violent Islam did   not reflect his views and were misunderstood, but he did not   give the clear apology still demanded by many Muslims.
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Pressure mounted on Pope Benedict   to issue a personal apology on Sunday when he makes his first   public appearance since his comments about Islam sparked Muslim   fury across the world.
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Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday issued a new appeal for peace in the Middle East, saying his heart was full of pain for the bloodshed of innocent people