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Pope rejects appeal from closed Mass. parishes, offers his prayers during 'difficult times'Pope Benedict XVI has rejected an appeal from Boston-area parishioners who asked him to reverse a seven-year-old decision to close their Roman Catholic churches.The pope's decision was relayed in a ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Saturday he will host a summit of world religious leaders in the city of Assisi in October to discuss how they can promote world peace.The meeting will take place on the 25th anniversary of ...

Pope condemns intolerance toward Christians in New Year's appeal to world leadersPope Benedict XVI has condemned religious intolerance, especially against Christians, and pressed world leaders to do their parts to promote peace.Benedict urged Christians in his homily Saturday during New Year's Mass ...

Pope Benedict XVI deplored Sunday the "absured violence" against Christians after attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines over the Christmas holiday.88955865&bid=informcom" /> Copyright 2010  AFP Global Edition

Pope Benedict XVI to give UK Christmas message during broadcast on British radioPope Benedict XVI will deliver a message to Britain on Christmas Eve on BBC radio.The pope will give the "Thought For the Day" on Radio 4 Friday morning.The message will ...

China on Wednesday fired a fierce broadside at the Vatican, slamming its criticism of the country's state-sanctioned Catholic church, which is not recognised by the pope, as "imprudent" and "dangerous".The comments from China's State Administration for Religious Affairs came after the Vatican ...

Pope: Church must reflect on what's wrong with Christianity that allowed sex abusePope Benedict XVI says the Catholic Church must reflect on what is wrong with its message and with Christian life in general that allowed for the widespread sexual abuse of ...

The Vatican accused China of "unacceptable and hostile acts" that provoked "a grave loss of trust" on Friday, following an assembly of China's official church which is not acknowledged by the Pope.Already tense China-Vatican relations deteriorated further after reports that the state-sanctioned ...

Religion News in BriefThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston is the latest diocese in the U.S. to announce that it must freeze pensions for workers.The change will hit about 10,000 church secretaries, parochial school teachers and other lay employees in the Boston ...

Pope on 'false prophets': Dictators change the world in destructive waysPope Benedict XVI, who spent his youth in Hitler's Germany, says dictators boast that they will change the world, but just bring destruction.The pontiff's reflections on what he calls history's "false prophets" ...

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Topic: Pope Benedict Xvi

Pope rejects appeal from closed Mass. parishes

Pope says to hold peace summit with religious heads

Pope denounces abuses against Christians

Pope denounces attacks on Christians in Nigeria

Pope to give UK Christmas message on British radio

China says Vatican criticism 'imprudent', 'dangerous'

Pope: Church must reflect on what allowed abuse

Vatican accuses Chinese official church of "hostile acts"

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Pope: Dictatorships can only be destructive

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