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Former papal bodyguard Camillo Cibin dies
Rome - Camillo Cibin, the former chief bodyguard of the late Pope John Paul II, died in Rome on Sunday at the age of 83, Italy's ANSA news agency reported. Cibin had spent nearly six decades in the Vatican's security services before he retired in Jun...
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2009-10-25 ] Category : [
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Malta 'nuns' acquitted of vilifying religion
Valletta, Malta - Six people who dressed up as nuns for Malta's carnival earlier this year did not vilify the Catholic religion, the chief justice ruled Friday. In his ruling Vincent De Gaetano upheld a previous acquittal won by the six and against w...
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2009-10-23 ] Category : [
Religion (General) ]
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Church of Sweden approves same-sex marriage
Stockholm - The general synod of the Church of Sweden Thursday voted to allow the church to wed same-sex couples. The decision was effective November 1, according to the decision carried by a majority of the 251 delegates meeting in Uppsala, north-we...
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2009-10-22 ] Category : [
Religion (General) ]
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Jordan seeks pope's help on Jerusalem holy sites
Amman - Jordan has sought assistance from Pope Benedict XVI to stop what it calls Israel's unilateral measures in East Jerusalem, which the Jewish state captured from the Hashemite Kingdom in the 1967 War, an official statement said Thursday. The r...
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2009-10-22 ] Category : [
Religion (General) ]
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