Pope Keeps Up Tradition of Spanish Steps
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Waving from his white popemobile, Pope John Paul II blessed shoppers and tourists at the foot of the Spanish Steps on Wednesday as he began his busy holiday schedule with a traditional visit to the popular square in the heart of historic Rome.
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ISTANBUL, Nov. 30 -- Pope Benedict XVI slipped out of his red Prada loafers and padded in white slippered feet across the carpeted floor of Istanbul's revered Blue Mosque on Thursday, in only the second papal visit ever to a Muslim house of worship.
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Pope John Paul's health is  improving and he hopes to be strong enough to make his weekly  address as usual Sunday, the Vatican's chief spokesman said  Friday.
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Pope John Paul II has not allowed his fragile health to hamper a prodigious writing habit, with his latest book bound for bestseller status following its launch at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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Pope Benedict ushered in the third New Year of his pontificate on Tuesday with a call for the protection of the traditional family, which he said was vital for world peace.
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Pope John Paul's health has  stabilized recently, so much so that the Pontiff has expressed  a desire to make at least two major trips abroad next year,  including one to Northern Ireland.
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MADRID, Sep 23 (IPS) - Only an alliance of civilisations, religions and   cultures can bring peace to the world. This belief is shared by  a range of  public figures in Spain who represent different  positions and nationalities,  yet concur in their support for the  proposal to this effect put forward in  the United Nations by  Spanish Prime Minister JosÃ© Luis RodrÃ­guez Zapatero.
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ROME Pope John Paul II on Sunday put the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I, on the road to sainthood in a solemn beatification ceremony in St.
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Pope John Paul will remain in  hospital until at least Thursday as a precautionary measure  though his overall health continues to improve, the Vatican  said Monday.
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Spain's top peace award this year goes to... a path. The "Camino de Santiago", a Christian pilgrim route through France and Spain to Santiago de Compostela, traditionally considered the burial site of Apostle ...
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ISTANBUL, Turkey  - Pope Benedict embarked on Wednesday on his second mission in Turkey, to improve ties between Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, after winning approval for his conciliatory views on Turkey and Islam.
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The Vatican issues new guidelines on the creation of saints to make the process more rigorous.
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Spain said it will keep up pressure on the Basque separatist group ETA following the weekend arrests of ETA&#39;s suspected political leader by French police.
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Spain launched a drive Monday to win European support for a bid to include the traditional Mediterranean diet on a U.N. list of protected world cultural treasures.
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ANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, AUG. 23, 2004 (Zenit) - Archbishop Fernando Sebastian of Pamplona says that the Catholic Church "is not opposed to the recognition of certain civil rights for certain types of ...
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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 John Paul II invites believers to display symbols of their faith with pride, despite recent rows.