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Sri Lanka seizes key LTTE town Pope calls for talks to end SL conflict

Sri Lanka seizes key LTTE town Pope calls for talks to end SL conflict Tuesday, December 02, 2008 COLOMBO/ VATICAN CITY: Sri Lankan soldiers have recaptured a key northern town near the headquarters of Tamil Tiger rebels...

VATICAN - On the First Sunday of Advent, Benedict XVI refers to the three great “hinges” of ...

Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – As the First Sunday of Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year, before the recitation of the Angelus with the faithful gathered in Saint Peter's Square on November 30, the Holy Father...

The Pope Goes Green

VATICAN CITY (AFP) – The Vatican began its conversion to renewable energy system Wednesday with the inauguration of an array of solar panels on a key building. The 2,400 panels on the 5,000 square metre roof of the Paul VI...

Vatican Document on Street Ministry [2008-12-01]

"Jesus Himself Came Up and Walked By Their Side" VATICAN CITY, DEC. 1, 2008 .- The Event The First Latin American Meeting for the Pastoral Care of the Road/Street, held in Bogotá, (Colombia) between 19th – 24th October 2008,...

Papal Intention for Culture of Life [2008-12-01]

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 1, 2008 .- Benedict XVI is praying this month for the expansion of the culture of life. The Apostleship of Prayer announced the general intention chosen by the Pope: "That, faced by the growing expansion of...

Sri Lankan President Visits Pontiff [2008-12-01]

Discuss How to Bring Island to Peace VATICAN CITY, DEC. 1, 2008 .- According to Benedict XVI and the Sri Lankan president, in order for the nation to achieve peace, citizens' basic needs must be met and a path of dialogue must...

Vatican: Pope Benedict XVI may visit Holy Land in 2009

Tel Aviv-based daily Haaretz said in its online English version that Benedict had accepted an invitation by Israeli President Shimon Peres. Vatican City -- Diplomatic "contacts" are under way for a possible visit by Pope...

Iraqi Archbishop: US Pact is Step Forward, But Instability Remains

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Iraqi parliament's approval of a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal represents "a step forward," but the country still faces deep divisions and serious risks, an Iraqi archbishop said.

Pope condemns violence in India and Nigeria

By Associated Press Sunday, November 30, 2008 - Added 2m ago VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI has condemned terrorist attacks in India and sectarian fighting in Nigeria as "cruel and senseless." Addressing a crowd in St....

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