Pontiff urges 'display of faith'
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Pope John Paul II invites believers to display symbols of their faith with pride, despite recent rows.
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The Vatican releases the text of a speech that the Pope was due to have at a visit to Rome University.
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E' stata giudicata cosi' la visita all'ateneo del Pontefice
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Pope John Paul II called for an ``end to the spread of violence&#39;&#39; and for support to ``sustain the efforts to build peace&#39;&#39; in his annual Christmas Day message.
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Pope John Paul appealed today for the release of the French and other hostages in Iraq, saying human beings could not be treated like merchandise.
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The Pope has called for peace in Iraq and Sudan during his traditional Christmas message in freezing rain in front of thousands of pilgrims to Rome.
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Pope Benedict led the world's Catholics into the 40-day Lenten season on Wednesday, urging them to practice prayer, fasting, penitence and alms giving.
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Pope Benedict XVI, who has been harshly criticized by Muslims for his remarks about Islam, said Thursday that true tolerance must be based on respect, and that the Catholic Church is not trying to impose its message on anybody.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 25, 2004 .- John Paul II made a strong plea to the Infant Jesus for peace on earth, as the Holy Father observed the 27th Christmas of his pontificate.
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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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Maltese Christian politicians should be protagonists, both in Malta and abroad, of values and messages rooted in the Gospel and the social teachings of the Church, Archbishop Joseph Mercieca said yesterday.
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Pope Benedict on Sunday renewed his appeal to Catholics to reject abortion and euthanasia, saying life was God-given and could not be cut short under "the guise of human compassion".
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict said on   Monday that Christians and Muslims must reject violence, in an   unprecedented meeting with Islamic envoys to defuse anger at   his use of quotes saying their faith was spread by the sword.
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Pope Benedict XVI's challenge to secularism has been met with receptivity during his German visit.
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Pope Benedict told religious leaders, including Christians, Jews and Muslims, on Sunday that faiths must work together to stamp out religiously motivated hatred which uses God as an excuse for violence.
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ISTANBUL -- A poster of a pig with the face of Pope Benedict XVI plastered to its head and a cross painted on its pink belly hinted at the fierce reception the pontiff could face in Turkey tomorrow when he kicks off his first papal trip to a Muslim country.