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Washington, DC – Pope Benedict XVI made a noontime trip from the White House to the Vatican Embassy in his Popemobile. Crowds lined the barricades along Pennsylvania Avenue. Many celebrated the...Pope Refused Rice
It is odd that a pope would refuse to meet with such a high-ranking US official but that is what happened."Pope Benedict XVI refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in August, saying he was on...A crowd of 50.000 for Pavarotti's funeral
A crowd of 50.000 today attended at tenor Luciano Pavarotti's funeral. Among them former UN Secretary Kofi Annan, Italian PM Romano Prodi (who made a short speech during the ceremony) and friends and colleagues such as U2's Bono, Italian popstars Zucchero and Jovanotti;...Pope admits Amerindians atrocities and suffering but no apologies
Today in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI admitted Americas’ colonization caused suffering and injustices. This papal apology fell short of recognizing genocide though. Sadly, it only intends to placate...
Chávez asks Pope to apologise
Caracas, Venezuela. Friday evening, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez asked Pope Benedict XVI to apologise to Amerindians. During his official visit to Brazil last week, the Pontiff said colonization of the Americas involved no transgression to local Amerindians and their... A Pope so close to politics and so far away from Latin America
During his five-day trip to Brazil, Pope Benedict XVI has made enormous efforts to deal with social and spiritual ailments. But campaigning for Catholicism is his real political goal. ... Pope apology fails to end anger
"Pope Benedict XVI's renewed apology for comments he made last week on Islam has been welcomed by some Muslim groups but has failed to end the anger."Holy Kitsch: Pope Takes Cue from World Cup
As the pope prepares for his upcoming visit to Bavaria, the Vatican has embarked on an unprecedented campaign to market the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. By selling official fan paraphernalia, the church...Papal Fallibility
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