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| Jan.11 |
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Man who shot pope to be released Mehmet Ali Agca prepared to taste freedom for the first time in a quarter-century with his release from prison
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| Jan.12 |
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Man who shot pope freed| A gray-haired Mehmet Ali Agca left the prison and got into a car amid a chaotic scene created by international media | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Pope gunman freedom ended
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| Jan.24 |
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 First Pope encyclical is on love Benedict XVI's encyclical, devoted to the meaning of human and divine love, is being published in Rome
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| Apr.1 |
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World remembers Pope John Paul II
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| Apr.16 |
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Benedict leads first Easter Mass as pope Benedict XVI is placing special emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the need to end terrorism
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| Apr.24 |
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Vatican 'may relax condom rules'
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| Apr.30 |
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China ignores Vatican over bishop
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| May.4 |
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Pope excommunicates China bishops
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| May.13 |
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China installing another Catholic bishop China risks to increase tension with the Vatican after Zhan Silu become bishop of Mindong Diocese
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| May.27 |
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Pope's Warsaw Mass draws 270,000
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| May.28 |
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900,000 at pope Mass in Krakow
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 Pope meets Auschwitz survivors German-born Benedict XVI denounced the crimes of the Holocaust
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| Jun.30 |
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Vatican opens inter-war archives
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| Sep.14 |
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  Muslims blast pope's Islam speech Muslim leaders have condemned Benedict over comments he made about Islam in Germany and demanded he apologize
| In his speech at the University of Regensburg, Benedict quoted criticism of Islam by Byzantine Emperor,
who wrote that everything Mohammad brought was evil
, 'such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'
Muslim Brotherhood called on Islamic countries to threaten to break off relations with the Vatican.
And a top Turkey religious figure suggested the pope should reconsider a trip to Turkey.
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| Sep.15 |
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Pope 'meant no offence' to Islam The Vatican has denied that Benedict XVI intended any offence to the Muslim religion
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 Merkel defends Pope amid protests The German Chancello has defended Benedict XVI over remarks he made about Islam
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| Sep.16 |
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Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam Benedict XVI and expressed his respect for Muslims faith and 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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Security tight for Pope blessing Security has been tightened ahead of Benedict XVI's first public appearance since making comments offensive by Muslims
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| Sep.17 |
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Pope apology fails to end anger
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| Sep.18 |
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Al Qaeda threat over pope speech The Mujahedeen Shura Council warned Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were 'doomed'
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Pope comment 'linked to crusade'
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| Sep.20 |
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Pope says he was 'misunderstood' Pope has told pilgrims his remarks on Islam that angered Muslims around the world had been misunderstood
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| Sep.22 |
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Pope invites Muslim envoys to meeting
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| Sep.25 |
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Pope: My respect for Muslims  | Benedict XVI expressed 'total and profound respect for all Muslims' at a meeting with Muslim ambassadors | |
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| Oct.28 |
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Pope urges action on sexual abuse Benedict IV: The Catholic Church must take all necessary steps to prevent occurrences of child sex abuse by clergy
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| Nov.16 |
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Vatican stands by celibacy ruling The Vatican has backed the tradition for priests after a meeting between the Pope and advisers
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| Nov.27 |
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Turkey boosts security for Pope Thousands of police are being deployed, a decoy motorcade will be used on the trip and snipers are in place
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| Nov.28 |
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Pope begins landmark visit Benedict XVI is on his first trip to a mainly Muslim country since acceding to the papacy. PM Erdogan met him at airport
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Pope calls for Christian-Muslim dialogue Benedict XVI: People of all nations should expect religious freedom
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| Nov.29 |
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Pope holds Mass at Turkish shrine  Map of Ephesus Turkey| Benedict XVI has held open-air Mass outside a shrine to the Virgin Mary in the ancient city of Ephesus | |
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| Nov.30 |
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Pope visits mosque Benedict XVI is visiting the Blue Mosque in what is being seen as an attempt to mend relations with the Muslim community
| During the tour the pontiff paused in silent prayer alongside Muslim clerics in the second papal visit in history to a mosque.
Earlier the Pope spent half an hour in Hagia Sophia, that was once a Christian centre before becoming a mosque.
Turkish demonstrators protest against the visit, saying the pontiff's tour was an affront to the secularism, as well as an attempt to stake a Catholic claim to the site.
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| Dec.24 |
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Pope appeals for world's children Benedict XVI's Christmas Midnight Mass focused on abused children around the world
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| Dec.25 |
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Pope: Worship God not technology Benedict XVI said in his Christmas message that mankind cannot live without God or turn its back on the hungry
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Main Event: Man who shot pope freed