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John Paul's Beatification To Take Place Sunday In Rome (VIDEO)

Posted 06.30.2011

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The beatification of the late Pope John Paul II will take place Sunday in Rome. The Vatican expects hundreds of thousands of pilgrims in the city for ...

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The Rush To Beatify John Paul

Bill Briggs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Briggs

However you come down on the key questions of what John Paul knew and what he allowed to take place during his papacy, there's no stopping the big party in Rome.

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John Paul II's Blood To Be Relic In Church

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soo...

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Is John Paul ll Being Fast-Tracked To Sainthood?

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI has recognized a miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II, bringing the la...

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John Paul II Moves Closer To First Step Toward Sainthood

Posted 05.25.2011

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It's looking increasingly likely that Pope Benedict XVI will soon move his predecessor one step closer to sainthood by confirming the existence of a m...

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Jewish Maestro Recounts Friendship With John Paul II

Posted 05.25.2011

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By Cecile S. Holmes Religion News Service Sir Gilbert Levine, whose conducting career has spanned the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Royal Philharmonic ...

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Pius XII: Saint or Moral Coward?

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The Timesreports that a Jewish medical machinery salesman from Long Island has emerged as "the Vatican's most outspoken Jewish ally in the debate over" Pope Pius XII's actions during the Holocaust.

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How the Opinion of One Pope Became the Rule for All Americans

Barbara Coombs Lee | Posted 11.17.2011

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Barbara Coombs Lee

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops recently mandated tube-feeding for all permanently unconscious patients in Catholic healthcare institutions. How did it come to take this position?

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Mehmet Ali Agca: Gunman Who Shot Pope John Paul II Released From Prison

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish man who shot Pope John Paul II nearly 29 years ago emerged from prison Monday, declared himself a messenger from Go...

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Pope Gunman, Mehmet Ali Agca, Scheduled For Release

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ANKARA, Turkey — The gunman who wounded Pope John Paul II said Wednesday he would answer questions about the 1981 attack after he is released fr...

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Wanda Poltawska, John Paul II Book Author, Responds To Church Criticism

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — To him, she was "My Dear Dusia" and he signed his letters "Br" _ short for brother. She was one of a handful of people by his ...

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