Vatican unearths tomb of St. Paul in Rome
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VATICAN CITY -- A white marble sarcophagus believed to be the final resting place of St. Paul has been unearthed from beneath the altar of Rome's second-largest basilica after centuries hidden from view, but those curious about its contents will have to wait longer.
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From correspondents in West Bengal, India, 05:34 PM IST Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Monday paid his respects at the tomb of Mother Teresa and urged the world to emulate her path of compassion and peace.Comment
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Chicago Tribune - Surveying the world beyond the cloistered walls of its Roman enclave, the Vatican sees much to worry about: Terrorism, war, AIDS and poverty are ravaging the lives of many of its constituents around the globe.
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Pope John Paul II yesterday returned two relics taken during the Crusades, who plundered Istanbul (then Constantinople) in 1204, to Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomeos as a gesture of friendship with the Orthodox Church.
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The Vatican says it has found the long missing sarcophagus of the first century saint, but that shouldn't be taken as gospel - at least not yet
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Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi Monday paid his respects at the tomb of Mother Teresa and urged the world to emulate her path of compassion and peace.Comment
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Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman limestone sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of an historic London's church, authorities said Friday.
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Who's buried in St. Paul's tomb? Archaeologists still don't know for sure. But they do know that a newfound sarcophagus was his at some point, the Vatican says.
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VATICAN CITY Pope John Paul is returning centuries-old relics of two Orthodox Christian saints in an effort to bridge the divide between the two churches.
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In a gesture of friendship with the Orthodox Church, Pope John Paul II on Saturday handed over the bones of two early Christian saints that were brought to Rome from ancient Constantinople centuries ago.
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ISTANBUL, Nov 27  - Hundreds of faithful of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey crowded into a small cathedral in Istanbul Saturday to celebrate the return by the Vatican of religious relics stolen during the crusades some 800 years ago.
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The Rome diocese has wrapped up its examination of Pope John Paul II's virtues and life, an important step in the Catholic Church's process that could lead to sainthood for the late pontiff.
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Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed ancient gold treasure buried in a vast Thracian tomb, part of several discoveries made over the summer, the excavation's leader said Tuesday.
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Nearly 70 ancient artifacts that Italy says were looted and sold to galleries abroad have been retrieved will now go on public display in a Rome exhibition, the minister of culture said on Tuesday.
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BAGHDAD, Italy, SEPT. 8, 2004 .- The Chaldean patriarch of Baghdad is working to obtain the liberation of two Italian volunteers, kidnapped Tuesday in the Iraqi capital.
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Pope John Paul, in a gesture of friendship with the Orthodox Church, handed over the bones of two early Christian saints Saturday that had been brought to Rome from ancient Constantinople centuries ago.
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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican archeologists say they have made the most significant Aztec find in decades, unearthing a 15th-century altar and a huge stone slab at a ruined temple in the throbbing heart of Mexico City.