Pope to deliver Sunday blessing
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Pope John Paul II is well enough to deliver a traditional Sunday blessing from hospital, the Vatican says.
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Pope Benedict XVI set off Sunday for a six-day homecoming pilgrimage to southern Germany that will include a visit to the town where he was born.
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Pope John Paul II's health continues to improve and he has begun eating, the Vatican said Friday, but it would not say if the pope would give his weekly Sunday address from the hospital, where he's being treated for the flu and respiratory troubles.
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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 John Paul II will declare two controversial Roman Catholic figures blessed at a Vatican ceremony on Sunday. Beatification is the last step on the road to sainthood.
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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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Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has prayed at St Peter's Basilica ahead of a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.
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A senior Vatican cardinal will inaugurate an international low-cost charter flight service for pilgrims.
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Pope John Paul II was strong enough to turn the pages of written greetings Saturday and speak in a clear voice, a visitor said. But, still hospitalized and recovering from the flu, the pontiff sent an emissary to read a speech in his name at the Vatican.
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Pope Benedict XVI is to canonise a new saint for Ireland in a ceremony at St Peter's Square on Sunday.
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Pope Benedict XVI urged the faithful to set aside time in their lives for God and the needy, as he ushered in Christmas early Tuesday by celebrating Midnight Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
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Pope John Paul II blessed the faithful from his hospital window Sunday, looking frail and speaking with difficulty but determined to show he can still lead the Roman Catholic Church.
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Pope Benedict XVI pressed ahead with his appeals for a unified church Thursday as he a celebrated a Mass in St. Peter&#039;s Basilica attended by a delegation of Orthodox Christians.
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Pope John Paul II ( bio - news ) will travel to Loreto, Italy, on Sunday, September 5, for a Mass and beatification ceremony that will conclude the annual pilgrimage of Italian Catholic Action.
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Pope Benedict XVI appeals for renewed respect for Sundays during his final day of his visit to Austria.
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Outgoing PM will travel to the Vatican to meet the Pope in preparation for his conversion.
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Pope John Paul, his voice still  weak, delivered his first Sunday blessing since leaving  hospital last week and through an aide thanked the world for  praying for his recovery.