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India to get first female Roman Catholic saint at a time when Christians under attack
Associated Press WriterNEW DELHI (AP) _ India is expected to get its first female Roman Catholic saint on Sunday at a time when Christians have increasingly come under attack in the predominantly Hindu country. Christian leaders hailed the move to canonize Sister Alphonsa, a...Tags: Christianity, Pope
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Pope prays for Pius XII sainthood process, defends him for 'secret' help for Jews
Associated Press WriterVATICAN CITY (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI gave World War II pontiff Pius XII a push toward possible sainthood Thursday and defended his memory from accusations that he did little to spare Jews from the Holocaust. Benedict vigorously defended Pius as he...Tags: Cornwall, Religious Conflicts, Benedict XVI, Civil Unrest, Christmas
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Top rabbi denounces Iran's leader at Vatican meeting
A top rabbi addressing a worldwide meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican has condemned the Iranian president's verbal attacks on Israel. Shear-Yashuv Cohen, the chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Haifa, became the first Jew to address such a...Tags: Government, Pope, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Judaism, National Government
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Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersIn the beginning Pope Benedict XVI read these words: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth." And the pope and millions of viewers watching him on Italian television Sunday night saw that it was good. -------------------- FOR THE...Tags: Life, Roberto Benigni, Benedict XVI, Andrea Bocelli, Pope
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Rabbi addresses Catholic bishops at Vatican, condemns Iranian president's anti-Israel comments
VATICAN CITY (AP) _ A top rabbi addressing a worldwide meeting of Roman Catholic bishops at the Vatican on Monday condemned the Iranian president's verbal attacks on Israel. Shear-Yashuv Cohen, a chief rabbi in the Israeli city of Haifa, became the first...Tags: Bible, Government, Religious Texts, Pope, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
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Bill Maher's spirited humor carries 'Religulous'
Comedian Bill Maher brings his disarmingly direct humor to the topic of religion in Religulous. The results are often as surprising as they are funny. Maher is the most straightforward of our top comics, even among those like Jon Stewart who regularly...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Religulous, Heavy Engineering, Pope, Islam
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Pope Benedict XVI warns that modern culture is pushing God out of people's lives
Associated Press WriterROME (AP) _ Pope Benedict XVI warned Sunday that modern culture is pushing God out of people's lives, causing nations once rich in religious faith to lose their identities. Benedict celebrated a Mass in the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls to...Tags: Benedict XVI, Bible, Religious Texts, Culture, Pope
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Pope begins Bible-reading marathon on Italian TV
Associated PressPope Benedict XVI's "In the beginning" started off a weeklong Bible-reading marathon on Italian television Sunday. RAI state TV began its program called "The Bible Day and Night," with the pontiff reciting the first chapter of the book of Genesis. --...Tags: Orthodoxy, Benedict XVI, Roberto Benigni, Bible, Andrea Bocelli
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Pope John Paul II's compassion for Jews on display at Skirball
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs a young boy in Poland before World War II, Karol Jozef Wojtyla possessed an uncommon warmth for an often reviled group of outsiders -- Jews. Like most others in his hometown, Wojtyla was Catholic. But he counted Jewish children among his friends --...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Heavy Engineering, Massacres, Pope, Culture
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Stretch of St. Paul to close for resurfacing
By a Baltimore Sun reporterPart of St. Paul Street will be closed next week, Monday through Friday, for a resurfacing project, the city Department of Transportation said. The resurfacing will be done on the stretch of St. Paul from 39th Street to Charles Street between 9 a.m.... -
Webster gets help from her friends as Gators top Sailors in IAAM A Conference showdown
Usually, a St. Paul's School for Girls volleyball game is the Bailey Webster show. Yesterday, the supporting cast showed up in a big way, and the host Gators needed every ounce of their effort to defeat Mount de Sales, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12,...Tags: Sales
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No. 3 St. Paul's School edges No. 2 Mount de Sales
Special to The Baltimore SunUsually, a St. Paul's School for Girls volleyball game is the Bailey Webster show. Webster showed up as usual, but so did the supporting cast, and the host Gators needed every ounce of their effort to defeat Mount de Sales, 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 23-25, 15-...Tags: Volleyball, Sales
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