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Pope a fan of sports -- but not doping athletes (AFP)

VATICAN CITY (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI spoke out against drug-taking in sport on Saturday. The pope said the Catholic Church believed sport could be a force for good, particularly among young people, but warned against harmful...

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Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Pope Nov 21: Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict will hold talks with Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Nov 21 in their first meeting since a Vatican initiative making it easier for disaffected Anglicans to convert to...

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Bikers cross Europe for Shalit

200 motorcyclists to drive from Madrid to Vatican in campaign for release of captives worldwide Roee Nahmias Some 200 motorcyclists left Madrid on Friday and embarked on a journey to the Vatican City in a bid to urge the...

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AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - Bishop of Witbank appointed

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 6, 2009, appointed Fr. Giuseppe Sandri, MCCJ, Provincial Superior of the Comboni Missionaries in South Africa, Bishop of Witbank (South Africa). The...

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ASIA/INDONESIA - Bishop of Ruteng appointed

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – The Holy Father Benedict XVI, on November 7, 2009, appointed Fr. Hubertus Leteng of the clergy of Ruteng, Rector of the Ritapiret Major Seminary, Maumere, as Bishop of Ruteng (Indonesia). The new...

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Pianist Pope to Meet With Artists [2009-11-06]

Singers, Architects, Painters to Gather in Sistine Chapel VATICAN CITY, NOV. 6, 2009 .- Ten years after Pope John Paul II's letter to artists, the Bishop of Rome is again planning to address representatives of the world of...

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Kazakhstan Leader Visits Benedict XVI [2009-11-06]

Discuss Peaceful Coexistence of Religions VATICAN CITY, NOV. 6, 2009 .- Kazakhstan is one nation that enjoys the peaceful coexistence of faithful from various religions, Benedict XVI and the Kazakhstani president observed...

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30/10/2009 15.01.00 Pope Benedict XVI Meets Astronomers

Astronomers from around the world arrived in Rome on Friday for a two-day symposium organized by the Governorate of the Vatican City State and the Vatican Observatory. We have this report... Full Text of Pope Benedict XVI's...

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Vatican hosting seminar on sports and spiritual life

The gathering is being organized by the 'Church and Sport' section of the Pontifical Council for the Laity VATICAN CITY (CNA) - Participants will hear from the former U.S. Olympic rower Susan Saint Sing and Edio Constantini,...

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Vatican Denies Asking Bishop to Join China's Church [2009-11-05]

VATICAN CITY, NOV. 5, 2009 .- The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples says reports that the Vatican pressured a Chinese bishop to join the national Church are false. With a statement made public Tuesday, the...

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