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Pope Urges Military to Consider Safety of Libyans
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI issued an urgent appeal Sunday to military and political leaders to consider the safety of Libyan civilians and ensure they have access to emergency aid in his first comments on the U.S.-led military assault on Libya. The pope didn't identify which leaders he was referring to in comments at his traditional Sunday blessing. Significantly, he didn't demand an immediate end to the U.S. and European air and missile strikes. Rather, he directed his appeal in general to "those who have the political and military responsibility to take to heart the safety and ...
Friend the Pope? John Paul II Gets Facebook Page
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY -- The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation this week -- a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said. The site, which will link to video highlights of John Paul's 27-year papacy, is designed to promote the May 1 beatification. But it may well continue beyond given the global and enduring interest in the late pontiff, Vatican officials told The Associated Press. The Vatican's first attempt at an event-themed Facebook page -- to promote Pope Benedict XVI's September trip to the United Kingdom ...
Pope John Paul II Gets Facebook Page
By not in system - AOL NewsVATICAN CITY - The Vatican will unveil the latest installment in its social media transformation next week - a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of Pope John Paul II, officials said. The site, which will link to video highlights of John Paul's 27-year papacy, is designed to promote the May 1 beatification. But it may well continue beyond given the global and enduring interest in the late pontiff, Vatican officials told The Associated Press. Eric Feferberg, AFP / Getty Images The Vatican is set to unveil a Facebook page dedicated to the upcoming beatification of ...
In Ohio, Newt Gingrich Handicaps 2012 GOP Presidential Field
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailySandwiched between visits to Iowa and New Hampshire, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich made time for Ohio Friday, where he planned to screen a film at a Right to Life event and also take part in a discussion on ethanol. The Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire Primary are scheduled as the first contests in the 2012 presidential campaign season. But voter-rich Ohio, currently set for a March primary, always looms large, especially for GOP hopefuls. Gingrich, who is expected to announce in early March of this year whether he will run for president, said Friday that three of his potential rivals ...
Vatican Letter to Irish Bishops on Sex Abuse: A 'Smoking Gun' in Conspiracy?
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe Vatican is scrambling to tamp down yet another crisis in the ongoing clergy sexual abuse scandal, this time over the revelation of a 1997 letter from a senior Vatican official telling the bishops of Ireland not to implement their new policy of reporting abusive priests to law enforcement authorities. Advocates for victims and other critics say the letter from the Vatican's envoy to Ireland at the time is a "smoking gun" proving their claims that the Vatican helped direct an effort to conceal abuses for years. "The letter is of huge international significance, because it shows that the ...
Pope John Paul II to Be Beatified May 1
By not in system - AOL NewsThe late Pope John Paul II, whose death in April 2005 prompted a global outpouring of grief and demands that he be made a saint on the spot -- "Santo Subito!" as mourners cried -- will move a step closer to canonization when he is beatified on May 1, the Vatican announced Friday. ...
Sister Marie Simon-Pierre: 5 Facts About Pope John Paul II's 'Miracle' Nun
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsAfter four years of suffering from Parkinson's disease, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre was cured during the night of June 2, 2005. Five and half years and a thorough investigation later, Pope Benedict XVI has "signed off" on that remarkable and seemingly instantaneous recovery as the miracle required for Pope John Paul II's beatification. After praying to John Paul II two months after the pope passed away, the nun said she awoke one morning, to the shock of her doctor, feeling reborn and capable of performing previously difficult tasks, such as walking and writing. Surge Desk offers five facts ...
John Paul II Beatification Set for May 1 as Vatican Confirms Miracle
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe late Pope John Paul II, whose death in April 2005 prompted a global outpouring of grief and demands that he be made a saint on the spot -- "Santo Subito!" as mourners cried -- will move a step closer to canonization when he is beatified on May 1, the Vatican announced Friday. As expected, Pope Benedict XVI affirmed the judgment of Vatican medical experts and theologians that a French nun's neurological disorder had been miraculously cured after she prayed to the memory of John Paul in June 2005. Vatican policy requires that a miracle, usually an unexplained healing, be officially ...
Pope John Paul II's Beatification and the Road to Becoming a Saint
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsToday, Pope John Paul II is one step closer to becoming a saint. John Paul's beatification -- a stage in which an individual is known as "blessed," and one of the final steps before obtaining sainthood -- has been scheduled for May 1. He reached that stage of the Catholic Church's sainthood process after Pope Benedict XVI officially agreed there was evidence that John Paul had performed a miracle. The miracle supposedly occurred after a French nun, Sister Marie Simon-Pierre, prayed to the late pope and subsequently recovered from Parkinson's disease. So how, exactly, does the sainthood ...
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