Papal dungeon opens to visitors
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The dungeon beneath the papal fortress of Castel Sant'Angelo, where popes of old locked up criminals and enemies, will temporarily reopen to the public on Friday after a 10-year closure for restoration work.
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Pope John Paul II delivered a strong pro-life message during open air mass at the shrine to the Virgin Mary in Lourdes, the highlight of a two-day visit which again saw his failing health betray him.
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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.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are are expected to attend an open-air mass today when Pope John Paul II visits the marian shrine in Loreto, about 125 miles northeast of Rome.
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Pope Benedict arrives at the Catholic shrine of Loreto in Italy for an ecologically friendly youth festival.
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Pope Benedict XVI on Friday prayed at a sanctuary in this village in central Italy that holds a veil some Christians believe was used to wipe blood and sweat from Jesus' face on his way to his crucifixion and bears his image on the cloth.
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Pope Benedict XVI joined an Islamic cleric in prayers under the towering dome of Istanbul's most famous mosque Thursday in a powerful gesture seeking to transform his image among Muslims from adversary to peacemaker.
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A huge crowd attended a mass  with Pope Benedict on Sunday as the Pontiff prepared to visit  the Auschwitz death camp to pray for peace as Catholic leader  and a &quot;son of Germany.&quot;
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Pope Benedict began a highly charged visit to mostly Muslim Turkey on Tuesday hoping his calls for understanding between religions would soothe anger over his recent comments seen here as insulting to Islam.
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Joined by hundreds of thousands of pilgrims, the ailing Pope John Paul II will make a weekend trip to Lourdes, France, visiting a shrine associated with miraculous cures.
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It's getting tougher to find a parking spot in the pope's garage.
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Poland welcomes Pope Benedict XVI on a trip to the birthplace of his predecessor John Paul II.
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Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.
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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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MUNICH, Germany (Reuters Life!) - During Pope Benedict's   visit to Bavaria last week, he spent six days amongst crowds of   cheering Catholics, many of them fellow Bavarians deeply   attached to the region's traditional pious Catholicism.
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Benedict XVI has been known to say incendiary things when out on tour. Vatican officials are hoping for a quiet pilgrimage to Vienna
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VATICAN CITY  Man tried to jump into popemobile  A man tried to jump into Pope Benedict XVI's uncovered popemobile as the pontiff began his general audience today in St. Peter's Square and was wrestled to the ground by security officers.