In Spain, Pope praises traditional family
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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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Spain is set to become one of only a  handful of countries to approve therapeutic cloning, despite  opposition from the Catholic Church.
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VATICAN CITY - Bitter memories of Spain's Civil War were on center stage here yesterday as the Vatican put 498 slain Spanish priests and nuns from that divisive era on the path to sainthood.
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There is emotional reaction to the Pope's appearance to read his traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, as the BBC's Katya Adler reports.
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Thousands of well-wishers have showered Pope John Paul II with greetings for the 26th anniversary of his election as pontiff, many of them thanking him for speaking out against preventive war, his spokesman said Saturday.
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Pope John Paul II praised Portugal's visiting president Friday for his nation's conservative Catholicism, saying it could inspire hope amid a "grave crisis" in modern values.
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Pope John Paul II praised Portugal's visiting president Friday for his nation's conservative Catholicism, saying it could inspire hope amid a grave crisis in modern values.
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SPAIN MADRID -- Despite vociferous opposition from the Roman Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet proposed legislation yesterday giving homosexuals the right to marry and adopt children. Parliament was expected to review and approve the legislation promptly. That would make Spain the third nation to legalize gay marriage. ''This proposed law . . . removes a centuries-old barrier,&quot; Justice Minister Juan Fernando ...
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Despite repeated criticism from the Catholic Church, Spain's Cabinet has approved a bill that would allow homosexuals to marry and adopt children.
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The Vatican praises the man set to become the bishop of Beijing, even though he was not selected by the Pope.
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 12 (IPS) - Spain is celebrating Christopher Columbus's   arrival in the Americas Tuesday with promises of stronger  cooperation and  business ties with the countries it once  conquered.
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"The wind has spoken for itself"  Pope Benedict XVI, beset by drab weather and relatively small crowds, ended a pilgrimage to Austria on Sunday by reminding Europeans of their Christian heritage as they grapple with immigration and Islam.Bereft of huge throngs of adoring pilgrims such as the 1 million Brazilians who turned out to see him in May, the German-born pontiff appealed to far smaller gatherings of believers in mostly Catholic Austria not to discard their faith.In a farewell speech, he urged Austrians 'to bring the traditional values of the continent _ values shaped by the Christian faith _ to European institutions.' Read more
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Jesuits choose a Spanish theologian with extensive experience in Asia to be their new leader.
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The families of donors and recipients are brought together by Spain's system for organ donation.
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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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Pope Benedict on Wednesday comforted the parents of a four-year-old British girl snatched from a Portuguese holiday resort and blessed a photograph of the child held up by her mother.
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EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.