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Pope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, GermanyPope Benedict on Saturday met with Orthodox Christians during a tour stop in Freiburg, Germany, the AP reported. During the third day of a visit to his native ...

Pope Benedict XVI was to hold a mass for around 80,000 faithful in Germany's Catholic heartland amid widespread disappointment over his first state visit to his native country.Protestants, Jews and groups representing people who suffered abuse at the hands of Catholic priests ...

Pope Benedict XVI celebrated an open air mass for around 30,000 people Saturday amid a minor security scare, a day after a meeting with victims of sex abuse by priests left him "deeply shaken."Around two hours before the mass, in the eastern ...

Pope Benedict XVI met with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy Friday on a visit to his native Germany and expressed regret for their suffering, the Vatican said."Moved and deeply shaken by the sufferings of the victims, the Holy Father expressed ...

Pope Benedict XVI was to lead historic prayers Friday with Protestant leaders in the German monastery where Martin Luther studied, on the second day of his trip to his increasingly secular homeland.The 84-year-old has stressed his goal of unity in the Christian ...

Pope Benedict XVI expressed understanding Thursday for those who had turned their backs on the Catholic Church after the recent sex abuse scandals, on his first state visit to his German homeland.At the start of a four-day trip, the pontiff also took ...

Pope Benedict XVI's first state visit to his German homeland begins here Thursday with the threat of mass protests and the lingering taint of Church sexual abuse scandals set to cloud his welcome.The leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics has a ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict starts his most difficult visit yet to his German homeland on Thursday, touring mostly Protestant and atheist regions in the ex-communist east after previous visits to Catholic strongholds in the Rhineland and his native Bavaria.The country's religious ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Supporters of Pope Benedict's tour of Germany this week criticized on Wednesday politicians who expressed doubts over his conservative views, his planned speech to parliament and the cost of his visit.With one day to go before his arrival, Berlin ...

Pope Benedict XVI faces a clamour for change as he heads to Germany for his first state visit, with calls for reform on many fronts -- from recognising gays to ordaining women to the priesthood.Grievances over the Vatican's "out of touch" attitudes ...

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Topic: Western Europe

Pope Benedict Wants Orthodox Christian Alliance Opposed To Gay Marriage

Open-air mass wraps up Pope's first state 'home' visit

'Shaken' pope holds mass after meeting abuse victims

'Moved' pope meets abuse victims in Germany

Pope to stress Christian unity in Luther's monastery

Pope 'understands' those leaving Church over abuse scandals

Joy, protests and apathy await pope in native Germany

German pope faces toughest visit to skeptical homeland

Supporters of pope's German visit blast boycott

German-speaking Catholics want reform from Rome

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