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Irish Independent, 6 minutes ago / The growing clerical sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that the Devil is at work inside the Vatican , according to the Holy See 's chief exorcist.
BBC Blog Network, 8 hours 27 minutes ago / "Compulsory celibacy is the principal reason for today's catastrophic shortage of priests, for the fatal neglect of eucharistic celebration, and for the tragic breakdown of personal pastoral ministry in many places."
Catholic World News, 9 hours 28 minutes ago / Sheik Mohammend Sayyed Tantawi, the head of Egypt's Al Azhar University and the most prominent cleric in the Sunni Muslim world, has died suddenly of a heart attack while visiting Saudi Arabia.
Alternet.org, Mar 09, 2010 / There is a cancer in society and that cancer is religion.
NewsNow: Scotland, Mar 09, 2010 / Well, it depends on what is meant by the word "miracles".
Catholic World News, Mar 08, 2010 / Government programs can never replace private charity, Pope Benedict XVI said at an audience on March 6.
Canisius College - Buffalo NY, Mar 08, 2010 / Canisius College and The Permanent Chair of Polish Culture, with the support of the Catholic, Jewish and Polish communities of Western New York, will host the national exhibit "A Blessing to One Another: Pope John Paul II and the Jewish People."
The New York Times - New York NY, Mar 07, 2010 / It is a compelling tale in itself: how Mr. Krupp became only the seventh Jewish papal knight in history, dubbed by Pope John Paul II in 2000 for persuading American manufacturers to donate $12 million worth of high-tech medical equipment to an Italian hospital.
Guatemala Daily, Mar 07, 2010 / Carrying the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of Our Lady on it's last leg at Victoria Park through Sydney University and TAFE University (14 July 2008) In July 2007, the World Youth Day Cross and Icon of our Lady arrived in Australia to begin a journey through each Australian Diocese.
USA Today, Mar 05, 2010 / The pope will first go to the western pilgrimage city of Santiago de Compostela on Nov. 6, the Rev. Federico Lombardi told reporters.
Catholic News Service Blog, Mar 05, 2010 / Regarding the beatification of Pope John Paul II, one thing is certain: no date will be set until the pope formally approves a miracle attributed to his intercession.
PottsMerc.com - Pottstown PA, Mar 05, 2010 / Mike Santillo had barely put the boxes away from all his years at Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High. At the end of the fall football season, he packed up all of his belongings to take home, the Wolverines' football program having completed its run.
Irish Independent, Mar 05, 2010 / Ghinedu Ehiem, a Nigerian , was dismissed by the Vatican on Wednesday from the Giulia Choir after his name appeared in transcripts of police wiretaps, published by an Italian newspaper, in an unrelated Italian investigation.
Deutsche Welle, Mar 04, 2010 / The Italian and Polish press report that the late Pope John Paul II's case for sainthood may face delays because a miracle attributed to him will not be recognized by the Catholic Church.
St. Louis Review - St. Louis MO, Mar 04, 2010 / The Archbishop of Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was Pope John Paul II's personal secretary for 40 years, told participants at a Colombian conference that the late Pope's beatification process "is practically finished."
TimesHerald.com - Norristown PA, Mar 04, 2010 / Mike Santillo had barely put the boxes away from all his years at Kennedy-Kenrick Catholic High. At the end of the fall football season, he packed up all of his belongings to take home, the Wolverines' football program having completed its run.
Tallahassee Democrat - Tallahassee FL, Mar 03, 2010 / John Paul II Catholic High School recently inducted five students into the National Honor Society, and accepted two students as transfers from a local high school.
Sun Star - Philippines, Mar 02, 2010 / The prayer is in solidarity with all pranic healers all over the globe.
News from Indian Country - Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation WI, Mar 01, 2010 / In the whole history of humanity I believe that there are only three things that all human beings will definitivley experience; birth, death and breaking up with someone.
The Corner on National Review Online, Mar 01, 2010 / The First Three Thousand Years , but I fear he is not correct on the matter of Pope John Paul II and Vatican II.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - St. Paul MN, Mar 09, 2010/ On a night when Al Jefferson had a season-high 36 points and 13 rebounds, the Timberwolves had too many ball-handling issues and defensive breakdowns to cause concern for the high-flying Dallas Mavericks.
The San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego CA, 14 minutes ago/ Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work." Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performed last among the eight male semifinalists Wednesday and emerged as the star of the Fox TV show.
The Kansas City Star - Kansas City MO, 6 minutes ago/ A teen talent who discovered drugs as he tasted his first success and whose personal problems increased as his star-power faded.Haim died Wednesday at 38, another chapter in Hollywood's tragic history of careers ravaged by drugs.Brittany Murphy's career was rebounding when she died at 31 in December from pneumonia and prescription drugs.River Phoenix was 16 when he starred in "Stand By Me" and 23 when he died of a drug overdose outside a Hollywood nightclub.Haim died at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, His mother called paramedics after he collapsed while getting out of bed at his apartment.Haim started working in TV commercials at 10 and was a big-screen heartthrob at 15.
China Daily, 3 hours 38 minutes ago/ The stronger-than-expected 46 percent year-on-year growth in exports during February this year has sparked speculation that the nation may start revaluing the yuan later this month.
Sun Sentinel, 40 minutes ago/ Two off-duty Pennsylvania law enforcement officers were with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at the Georgia nightclub where a woman accused him of sexual assault, and the two men didn't see anything inappropriate, an attorney for one of them said Wednesday.
The Venerable Pope John Paul II (, , ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła (; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death over 26 years later.
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