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A humble epilogue for pope
Sun Foreign StaffVATICAN CITY - In his final public words, written in his will and released yesterday, Pope John Paul II reflected on his life and his faith, asked the world and God to forgive him for his failings, and appeared to have contemplated stepping down in 2000....Tags: NATO, George W. Bush, John Paul II, Tony Blair, Charles, Prince of Wales
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Owners like sharing space with spirits
Special to the SunNancy Beatty and Margot Rome are fully enjoying their restored rowhouse in Upper Fells Point - now that they have struck a bargain with the ghosts that they believe are living there. "All [the spirits] really wanted was for us to acknowledge their...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Television, Dog (animal), Ghosts (supernatural entities), Maryland
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Vatican balks at policy on sex abuse
Sun StaffThe Vatican has rejected at least part of a proposed policy on child sexual abuse adopted by the U.S. Catholic bishops in June because it conflicts with the rights of priests protected by church law, according to church sources. Vatican officials are...Tags: John Paul II, William H. Keeler, Church and State Relations, Thomas J Reese, Roman Catholicism
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How will Internet bear on the papal conclave?
Chicago TribuneThe cardinals won't be toting laptops when they assemble Monday in the Sistine Chapel to pick a new pope, but the information highway constructed since the last papal conclave in 1978 could steer them in new ways. "This will probably weaken the role of...Tags: Elections, Economic Sanctions, John Paul II, Foreign Aid, University of Notre Dame
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Sorrow touches Baltimore region
Sun StaffOn a bleak, rainy afternoon as their long vigil came to an end, Catholics across the region sought the comfort of church services and shared remembrances of Pope John Paul II. Somber crowds in North Baltimore walked through the afternoon drizzle as...Tags: Elections, Colleges and Universities, Regional Authority, William H. Keeler, John Paul II
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Major networks come up flat
Sun Television CriticAfter a 32-hour cable TV vigil grounded in the images of tens of thousands of pilgrims standing in St. Peter's Square beneath two windows at the Vatican residence, yesterday's announcement at 2:57 p.m. Eastern time of the pope's death brought the major...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Television, ABC (tv network), Thalia, NBC (tv network)
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Inexpressible bond draws Baltimorean
Sun Foreign StaffROME - Lou Williams knew the cobbled streets were no place for a 72-year-old with a cane. He had known about the heat and the crowds and the long waits, and he had been warned not to come without a hotel reservation. But he came, arriving yesterday on...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, John Paul II, Christianity, Natural Resources, Johns Hopkins University
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Television hopes to help viewers take part in Vatican ritual
Sun Television CriticAt dawn tomorrow, as networks and 24-hour cable channels point their cameras and microphones at Pope John Paul II's funeral, an estimated 2 billion television viewers from around the globe will not hear much color commentary, many voice-overs or chatter...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, John Paul II, Christianity, Global Expansion, Television
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Pakistan leader says Taliban's days numbered
From Wire ReportsISLAMABAD, Pakistan - All but giving up on efforts to mediate the standoff over Osama bin Laden, Pakistan's president said yesterday a U.S. military strike against Afghanistan appears likely, and the Taliban's days are probably numbered. That...Tags: BBC, George W. Bush, Heads of State, Islamabad (Pakistan), Pervez Musharraf
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Outraged Catholic laity urges accountability from the pulpit
Sun StaffFrom the lawsuits that forced the most damaging revelations of sexual abuse in Boston, to an Irish Catholic judge who made them public, to the uprisings of laity and priests demanding his resignation, the forces that finally brought down Cardinal...Tags: John Paul II, Church and State Relations, Family, Roman Catholicism, History
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U.S. bishops OK revised sex-abuse document
Sun StaffWASHINGTON -- Hoping to put 10 months of scandal behind them, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved yesterday a revised sexual-abuse policy that they pledge will keep any priest who has molested a child from ever serving in the...Tags: Elections, William H. Keeler, Christianity, Roman Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal, Abusive Behavior
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Pilgrimage to Atessa
Sun StaffOne hundred twenty-three years ago this month, my grandfather, Pasquale Serafini, was born in the Italian hill town of Atessa, an ancient village set on a crag above the Adriatic, in Abruzzo. He left Atessa for America at the age of 18, became a tailor...Tags: Immigration, Catonsville, Restaurants, Tomatoes, Family
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