Faith fading in rich world, alive in poor: Pope
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MUNICH, Germany  - Western societies are losing   their souls to scientific rationality and frightening believers   in the developing world who still fear God, Pope Benedict told   an open-air mass in Germany on Sunday.
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The world&#039;s richest countries are  falling short on pledges made to Africa a year ago on providing  life-saving AIDS drugs, expanding trade and boosting aid, said  activist rock star Bono.
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Pope Benedict, speaking after a landmark trip to Turkey, described the country on Wednesday as an example of a secular Muslim state able to shun "fundamentalist degeneration".
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Pope John Paul II shared his fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hot spots and expressed hopes in a Christmas message Saturday that peace-building efforts will bring the world a more tranquil future.
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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 Benedict said on Sunday he   was "deeply sorry" at the anger caused by his remarks on Islam   and said a quote he used from a medieval text about holy wars   did not reflect his personal thoughts.
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Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes Saturday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace coexist with worries over over Iraq, the Holy Land and several tragic conflicts in Africa.
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A frail Pope John Paul II put three more Roman Catholics on the road to sainthood during a visit to a hilltop shrine Sunday, struggling at times but cheered on by 200,000 pilgrims.
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REGENSBURG, Germany  - Pope Benedict held an open   air mass on Tuesday in the town where he had hoped to spend his   retirement and rejected the use of God's name to justify hatred   and fanaticism.
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy - Pope John Paul II denounced the "imbalance" between the world's rich and poor Sunday and applauded efforts to eliminate hunger, like the recent U.N. initiative to increase funds for development...
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Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.
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MUNICH -- Pope Benedict XVI returned to his homeland yesterday in what he described as a joyous personal journey, but one that highlights the decline of traditional Roman Catholicism in the heart of Europe.
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Many of the world's poorest countries lamented at a U.N. ministerial meeting Monday that some of the least developed nations are experiencing increases in extreme poverty.
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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 warned in a statement released Sunday that humanity's speedy progress in science and technology risks overlooking moral values, citing with particular concern experiments in human cloning.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged world leaders Wednesday to take in and care for refugees who seek asylum in their countries.
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ASSISI, Italy -- Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Francis yesterday, lamenting the violence in the Middle East and decrying "the illusion" that force could resolve conflicts.