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- Pope Shenouda returns to Cairo following medical check-up
CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and the Patriarch of Saint Mark the Evangelist, returned on Thursday to Cairo after a short trip to the US to undergo a quick medical check-up in Cleveland, Ohio. Hundreds of Copts were waiting him in the
- The Lede: The Vatican Tries a Little Web II.0
Somehow, Primoris ephemeridis just doesn't have the same ring. That's as close as this non-classicist has been able to come to rendering "The Lede blog" into Latin, relying on various online translating dictionaries and a quick phone call to a ninth-grader who is doing pretty well in Latin II but who still struggled to get [...]. 
- Cardinal Bertone to visit Ukraine
Vatican, May. 8, 2008 (CWNews.com) - Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone (bio - news), the , will visit Ukraine later this month, stopping in Lviv and Kiev. During his trip, from May 23 to 26, Cardinal Bertone will preside at two beatification ceremonies, for
- Egypt's Coptic Pope back from US health check
CAIRO (AFP) - The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenuda III, returned to Cairo on Thursday after medical tests in the United States, an aide said. 'Shenuda III's condition is satisfactory. He underwent a medical examination to check his
- A genius in South Africa
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- The Pope discovers America, America discovers the Pope
Fr Pawel Rozpiatkowski The visit of the Holy Father Benedict XVI to the United States on 15-20 April 2008 was unique in many ways. The Pope visited a superpower, which influenced the fates of the world, regions and particular countries. He visited the
- A Chinese 'Requiem' for Benedict
VATICAN CITY - The China Philharmonic Orchestra performed for Pope Benedict XVI in a landmark concert Wednesday that could indicate warming relations between Beijing and the Vatican. Benedict called it a 'truly unique event' and offered a 'thank you' in
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Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See 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 religious freedom, international development, the Middle East, terrorism, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1 billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith.
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Reuters - Pope Benedict reached out to
communist China on Wednesday at an unprecedented concert by its
national orchestra in the Vatican that the Church hopes can
help end decades of icy relations with Beijing.
AFP - Pressure was mounting Thursday on Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July.
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