Pope says China "suffocates" faith, urges dialogue
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In his most significant address on China to date, Pope Benedict on Saturday decried state restrictions on religious freedom that "suffocate" the Church and sow division among the country's Catholics.
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Pope Benedict XVI says he is sorry about the offence caused by his speech referring to the Muslim faith.
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BEIJING, Nov. 28 -- China's state-sanctioned Catholic church said Tuesday that it plans to ordain another bishop without approval from the pope, despite renewed diplomatic efforts to end long-standing hostility between China and the Vatican.
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ROME, Sep 19 (IPS) - The Vatican, seat of the Roman Catholic faith,  launched a diplomatic drive this week to explain the Pope's  controversial references to Islam.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged leaders of all religions Tuesday to "utterly refuse" to support any form of violence in the name of faith, while Turkey's top Muslim cleric complained to the pontiff of growing "Islamophobia" in the world.
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Chinese PM Wen Jiabao urges his country to "have faith" recent bad weather can be overcome, media reports.
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The Dalai Lama said Thursday that China is taking an increasingly harsh stance on Tibet and he appealed for international help during a visit to Rome.
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Pope Benedict's comments about Islam   could hurt religious harmony, government and religious leaders   in the world's most populous Muslim countries, Indonesia and   Pakistan, said on Friday.
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Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to   calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was   "deeply sorry" about the reaction and that medieval quotes he   used on holy war did not reflect his personal views.
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Pope Benedict is sorry Muslims   were offended by a speech that provoked fury in the Islamic   world and led to calls for the leader of the Catholic church to   apologize personally, the Vatican said on Saturday.
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Still under a cloud for recent   remarks about Islam, Pope Benedict called on Thursday for   tolerance of other religions and cultures and said a rebirth of   faith could help foster this openness in western countries.
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In a blast of harsh rhetoric, China lashed out Thursday at the Dalai Lama and critics of Beijing's support for Sudan
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Pope Benedict XVI felt "great sorrow" that China had ordained another bishop without papal approval, the Vatican said Saturday.
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China's state-controlled Catholic Church has ordained  a new bishop in a move set to anger the Vatican.
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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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ISTANBUL, Sep 17 (IPS) - In another attempt to mollify the Islamic world  following apologies from the Vatican earlier, Pope Benedict XVI  personally intervened during his Angelus, the traditional Sunday  noon blessing, to reject any anti-Islam sentiment, and appeal for  dialogue.
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Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to calm   Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was "deeply   sorry" about the reaction and that medieval quotes he used on   holy war did not reflect his personal views.