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- Pope OKs miracle to beatify UK Cardinal Newman
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AP - Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, moved a step closer to possible sainthood Friday after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession.
- Pope urges G8 leaders to act on crisis
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AP - Pope Benedict XVI has urged G-8 leaders meeting next week in central Italy to rewrite global financial rules and defend the world's poor from the effects of the economic downturn.
- Schedule Released for Papal Trip to Prague
VATICAN CITY, JULY 3, 2009 (Zenit.org).- Benedict's schedule for his September visit to the homeland of the Infant of Prague was released today. The Pope's three-day apostolic journey to the Czech Republic, Sept. 26-28, will include a meeting with the
- UK cardinal, Palestinian nun beatified
The Vatican has opened the path to the beatification of 19th-century English cardinal John Henry Newman and Palestinian nun Maria Ghattas following decrees signed by Pope Benedict XVI. His signature recognises miracles attributed to the pair. Cardinal
- Pope OKs Miracle to Beatify UK Cardinal Newman
Pope Benedict XVI has placed Cardinal John Henry Newman on the path to possible sainthood by approving a miracle attributed to the 19th century Anglican convert's intercession. Newman was one of the founders of the so-called Oxford Movement of the 1830s,
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Popes in their secular role ruled much of the Italian peninsula, including Rome, for more than a thousand years, until 1870. Disputes between a series of popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City out of the former Papal States and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Vatican and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include the failing health of Pope John Paul II, who turned 80 on 20 May 2000, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the adjustment of church doctrine in an era of rapid change. About 1 billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith.
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AFP - US President Barack Obama said in an interview published Friday he thought Pope Benedict XVI would "share my approach" on policy in the Middle East.
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