Pope says family key to peace
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Pope Benedict ushered in the New Year on Tuesday by criticizing policies that undermine the traditional family, saying they eroded one of the most important foundations for peace in the world.
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Pope John Paul said on Sunday  peace was still far-off with nations racked by violence,  terrorism and war, and abortion casting a "threatening shadow"  over parts of the world.
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Pope Benedict on Tuesday said he hoped Christmas would bring consolation to those living in poverty, injustice and war and appealed for just solutions to conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land, Afghanistan and Africa.
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Pope Benedict XVI faces a delicate balancing act in Turkey as he tries to improve Christian-Muslim ties.
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Pope Benedict XVI praised marriage between a man and a woman as part of God&#039;s &quot;loving plan,&quot; defending the traditional family Sunday at a Mass in Spain attended by hundreds of thousands.
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Relatives seeking information on two Israeli soldiers who were seized by Hezbollah militants in northern Israel at the start of last year's Lebanon war met Wednesday with Pope Benedict XVI.
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Valls was quoted as saying many thanked the pope for all that he said about peace in the world, above all on the subject of preventive war.
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ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict made one of his strongest peace appeals on Sunday, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence".
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Pope Benedict left on Tuesday for a delicate four-day trip to Turkey, saying his visit would be an opportunity for reconciliation and dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
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Pope Benedict XVI told ambassadors from 22 Muslim countries that Âintercultural dialogue is a necessity.Â
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Pope Benedict told Turkey on Tuesday he  backed its bid to join the European Union and believed Islam  was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe rows overshadowing a  delicate visit to the mainly Muslim country.
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Pope John Paul II has expressed &quot;great apprehension&quot; over the situation in conflict-torn Iraq and called for a firm will to seek peaceful solutions to crises across the globe in his traditional Christmas Day message of peace in St Peter&#39;s Square.
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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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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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Pope John Paul, a close friend of  Rocco Buttiglione, dived into the crisis over the new European  Commission on Thursday, saying it had to be resolved by showing  respect for all points of view.
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ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict on Sunday made one of his strongest peace appeals, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence".
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Pope John Paul II said Sunday he was praying for peace in Ukraine as the former Soviet republic endures a crisis over its disputed presidential vote.