The Pope had some interesting comments today about materialism and modern angst in his final address to the hundreds of thousands gathered in Australia for World Youth Day. He spoke about a spreading emptiness and...
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...?.."The owner of the upmarket bordello Xclusive said that she had hired extra women to meet increased demand during the July 15-20 World Youth Day events, which have seen hundreds of thousands of pilgrims descend on Sydney. While the brothel was not targeting pilgrims, a...
The Australian government's decision of accepting blunders committed on indigenous people in the past have been welcomed by the Pontiff. Pope lauded the reconciliation offers made by the Australian government and hoped that this will give new hope to people all...
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Christian devotees from all over world have gathered to welcome the visit of Pope in Sydney. The festival will start on Tuesday and more than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to attend this event. "Thousands of pilgrims...
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is there any dress code for pope.. tell me about it...."The official Vatican newspaper has taken the unusual step of revealing that Pope Benedict XVI does not wear Prada. For almost two years, rumours have...
President Bush and two successive Popes seem to enjoy their regular, almost quarterly visits, leading some to believe perhaps President Bush is asking for absolution for past, present and future policies. ...
President Bush and his wife are visiting Italy at the moment, though their reception will vary depending on where they choose to look."President Bush can look forward to a hearty welcome from his old friend, the...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages. No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader Michael...
It has now been a year since Madeleine McCann went missing from her family's holiday hotel room in Portugal. Many feel that her family is no closer to finding her, and have admitted support for their campaign is...
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Pope Benedict XVI continued his tour of New York with a visit to Ground Zero, where he met with survivors and rescue workers after a silent prayer."He also offered prayers for rescuers, victims, as well as "those...
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This takes the ever-elusive genre of 'seminary rock' to a whole other level."In a convergence of religious experience and rock festival, some of the top acts in Christian music will perform at a youth rally on...
Any visit to the USA just has to include New York City, and so it is for Pope Benedict XVI. His tour began with an address to a specially-convened United Nations general assembly."Pope Benedict XVI today extolled the...
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They started arriving as dawn was breaking. Thousands of people wanting to take part in a public mass with the Pope. They bought t-shirts for $20 and posters of His Holiness for $10. By 9:30am when the Pope arrived...
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"Rome (ANTARA News) - Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday he was "deeply ashamed" by the child sex scandals that have rocked the US Catholic Church, as he flew to Washington for an official visit, the ANSA news agency reported."We are deeply ashamed," the pope told journalists,...
" VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Benedict XVI is confident that the US government has done enough to protect him during his upcoming visit to the United States, the Vatican's number two said Sunday."Security...