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- Beijing bishop hopes for pope visit
ROME: The Beijing bishop appointed by China's state-controlled Catholic Church said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit his country and that relations with the Vatican are improving. 'We strongly hope that Benedict XVI
- Beijing bishop urges pope to visit China
'We strongly hope that Benedict XVI will make a trip to China,' Joseph Li Shan told Italy's RAI state TV. 'Relations with the Vatican are constantly improving. We can say that there are big developments.' Li is well-regarded by the Vatican and his
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Pope mourns Austrian Bishop Rome. The Pope is mourning the death of an Austrian bishop who died on Saturday evening. Bishop Wilhelm Egger, aged 68, originally from Innsbruck, led the German- speaking town of Bress- anone in Italys South Tyrol region.
- Pope urges fight against racism
Pope Benedict urges Christians to help combat intolerance towards foreigners amid a row over criticism of Italy's government.
- Italy govt bridles at magazine's 'fascist' slur
ROME: Silvio Berlusconiâ??s centre-right government reacted angrily yesterday to speculation in a Roman Catholic weekly â?? one of Italyâ??s top-selling magazines â?? that Italy may be witnessing the re-birth of fascism. The Vatican
- Pirates of the Colosseum? Rome plans theme park
ROME (Reuters) - With the ruins of ancient Rome, the splendour of Vatican City and countless Renaissance art treasures, what does Italy's capital lack to attract tourists? The answer, according to the mayor's office, is a Disneyland-style theme park.
- Italy angered by 'fascist' label
Italian ministers attack a Catholic magazine suggesting fascism is resurfacing in government, while the Vatican distances itself.
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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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AP - The Beijing bishop appointed by China's state-controlled Catholic Church said in an interview Wednesday that he hopes Pope Benedict XVI will visit his country and that relations with the Vatican are improving.
AP - Sure, Madonna may have scandalized the Vatican and shocked nearly every parent in America at some point during her long and provocative career full of shrewd image transformations.
Reuters - With the ruins of ancient Rome, the
splendour of Vatican City and countless Renaissance art
treasures, what does Italy's capital lack to attract tourists?
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