German nun beatified: was '19th century Mother Teresa'
Trier, Germany - The Catholic Church in Germany on Sunday beatified Mother Rosa Flesch (1826-1906), a nun who devoted her life to the poor and sick, with Cardinal Joachim Meisner describing her as a 19th century Mother Teresa. Like the Albanian-born ...
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Pope to holiday in Australia ahead of World Youth Day
Sydney - Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Australia July 12-21, taking a holiday before his pastoral visit for the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day in Sydney, officials said Friday. The 81-year-old German pontiff's overseas trip, the third thi...
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Pope to visit Australia from July 12 to 21
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI will visit Australia from July 12 to 21 the Vatican said Wednesday. The dates for the pastoral visit for the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Days in Sydney, were included in a calendar of events issued by the Vati...
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Pope Benedict XVI meets Iranian delegation - Summary
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI met Wednesday a high-level Iranian Shiite Muslim delegation visiting the Vatican for bi-lateral talks on the theme Faith and Reason in Christianity and Islam . Benedict was particularly satisfied with the choice of ...
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Pope Benedict XVI to meet Iranian delegation
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI was scheduled later Wednesday to meet a delegation representing Iran's Shiite Muslim religious majority. Both Iran and the Vatican have religious governments, so there are many issues the two states have in common, s...
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Bulgaria's Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter
Sofia - Orthodox Christians in Bulgaria on Sunday celebrated Easter with church services and folk festivals. Maxim, the 93-year-old patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, led the traditional resurrection mass in the capital Sofia at midnight as ...
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