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Pope prays for peace and reconciliation

CNN.com - Europe — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:13:32 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI prayed for peace in Syria, reconciliation in Myanmar, and comfort in flood-stricken Asia in his annual Christmas message.

Pope urges end to Syria bloodshed

BBC News - Europe — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 11:30:59 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI uses his traditional Christmas Day message to pray for an end to the bloodshed in Syria.

Pope: Remember ‘essence’ of Christmas

CNN.com - Europe — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 02:30:19 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI presided over Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, delivering a homily that focused on the "essence" of the holiday rather than the "commercial celebration" it has become.

Pope laments Christmas ‘glitter’

BBC News - Europe — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:55:37 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI attacks the commercialisation of Christmas as he holds the traditional Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter’s Basilica in Rome.

VIDEO: Pope Benedict criticises Italy’s jails

BBC News - Europe — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:27:33 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI has denounced the problem of overcrowding in Italy’s jails, during a visit to the main prison in Rome.

Pope set to visit Cuba next year

BBC News - Europe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:53:06 +0000

Pope Benedict XVI will visit Cuba in 2012, only the second visit by a pontiff to the Communist-run island, Vatican officials say.

Pope’s mass wraps up Africa visit

BBC News - Europe — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 14:59:07 +0000

Pope Benedict wraps up his three-day tour of Africa with an open-air mass for tens of thousands of people in Cotonou - the heartland of the Voodoo religion.

Vatican legal action over kiss ad

BBC News - Europe — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:02:54 +0000

The Vatican threatens legal action over the publication of an ad showing Pope Benedict kissing a leading imam on the mouth as part of a Benetton advertising campaign.

Benetton pulls pope-imam kiss ad

BBC News - Europe — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:34:29 +0000

Italian clothing firm Benetton pulls an advertisement with a photo montage of Pope Benedict kissing an Egyptian imam after the Vatican complains.

Pope concludes visit to Germany

CNN.com - Europe — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:41:51 +0000

Pope Benedict concludes a visit to his native Germany on Sunday with a meeting with bishops and federal judges.