Pope returns icon to Russia
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Pope John Paul II hopes for reconciliation as a precious icon goes back to the Russian Orthodox Church.
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Russia's Red Army chorus and  orchestra on Friday feted Pope John Paul to mark his 26th  anniversary as Roman Catholic leader, an event unthinkable just  15 years ago before the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Church bells pealed across Munich as Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday began a six-day homecoming to his native Bavaria in the city where he served as priest and archbishop more than a quarter-century ago.
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MOSCA, - Il patriarca ortodosso di Mosca Alessio II ha rinnovato in un messaggio personale al Papa il ringraziamento per la restituzione alla Russia dell&#39;icona della Madonna di Kazan, custodita da alcuni decenni in Vaticano e veneratissima dai fedeli
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Outgoing PM will travel to the Vatican to meet the Pope in preparation for his conversion.
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By Jens HackMUNICH, Germany - Pope Benedict hopes his homecoming this weekend to the Catholic heartland of Bavaria will revive faith in Germany as more than half a million pilgrims prepare to welcome him.The ...
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The Vatican returned a Russian icon venerated by Pope John Paul II to Moscow on Friday in a gesture aimed at improving strained relations with the Russian Orthodox Church and possibly clearing the way for a visit by the ailing pontiff.
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MOSCOW A Russian icon is back home after hanging for years in Pope John Paul&#39;s private chapel. The Vatican is returning the 18th century replica of the Mother of God of Kazan icon to the Russian Orthodox Church
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ITALY ROME -- The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians arrived in the Italian capital last night, ahead of a Vatican ceremony for the return of two saints' relics that were taken to Rome centuries ago. Pope John Paul II will give the relics of Patriarchs John Chrysostom and Gregory Nazianzen to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I at a ceremony ...
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Pope John Paul II has returned the relics of two saints stolen during the crusades to the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I, during a mass in Rome.
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The Pope reaches out to Orthodox Christians as he returns bones looted during the Crusades.
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A long-desired trip by Pope John Paul II to Russia could only occur if the Vatican renounces efforts to expand Rome-affiliated churches in traditional Christian Orthodox areas, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said.
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The religious faithful in Moscow are flocking to a Kremlin cathedral for a homecoming of sorts -- the return of a beloved icon, or holy picture.
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MUNICH, Germany  - Pope Benedict made an emotional   return to his Bavarian homeland on Saturday, saying his first   visit since being elected head of the Roman Catholic Church 17   months ago filled him with memories.
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Description: A religious icon missing from Russia for almost a century is returned to Moscow. Our Lady of Kazan represents the Virgin Mary and was at the center of a dispute between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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LORETO, Italy  - Pope John Paul prayed for the  victims of the "inhumane violence" of Russia's Beslan school  tragedy as he said Mass on Sunday before 200,000 people in  central Italy.
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Chances of a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the Russian Patriarch Alexy II at a neutral location are improving, a top official in the Russian Orthodox Church was quoted as telling a German magazine this week.