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Police in Rome exhume gangster's body in 29-year-old cold case
World NowForensic police exhume the body of a reputed mobster in Rome in search of clues to the 1983 disappearance of a teenage girl. The disappearance of 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi is one of Italy's enduring mysteries.... -
Pope Benedict XVI to attend two classical concerts in weeks ahead
Pope Benedict XVI has long been a classical music fan and in the next few weeks, he will take time out from his schedule to attend two classical concerts. Riccardo Muti is set to lead a concert at the Vatican this week for the pope in honor of the...
Tags: Vatican City, Riccardo Muti, Culture, Music Industry, Daniel Barenboim
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Will Pope Benedict XVI, headed to Cuba, meet Fidel Castro?
World NowPope Benedict XVI would be “available” to meet with Fidel Castro should the ailing Cuban leader request an encounter when the pope visits his country later this month, the Vatican spokesman said Friday.... -
Mexicans love the pope --- that other one
World NowTake a look around Mexico's most important Roman Catholic cathedral and you will observe reverence to the pope. However, it's not the same pope who arrives in Mexico in less than a week.... -
Mexico abuse victims denounce Vatican as Pope Benedict XVI visits
World NowSexual abuse victims angrily accused the Vatican on Saturday of protecting a notorious Mexican priest for decades, and said they were dismayed that Pope Benedict XVI will not meet with them on his visit to the country.... -
Pope arrives in Havana to meet at least one Castro
World NowPope Benedict XVI arrived in the Havana, Cuba, ahead of a highly anticipated private meeting with President Raul Castro and, possibly, his older brother Fidel.... -
Pope announces trip to Mexico, Cuba next spring
World NowPope Benedict XVI used one of Latin America's most important religious days Monday to announce a trip in the spring to Mexico and Cuba.... -
Mexico's president, first lady pray for peace at holy site
World NowPresident Felipe Calderon and First Lady Margarita Zavala on Sunday appeared at Mexico's most revered holy site for Roman Catholics, the Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and prayed for peace in a public display of devotion.... -
Pope will skip Mexico City in upcoming Latin America trip
World NowPope Benedict XVI will not include a stop in Mexico City on his trip to Latin America this spring, a tour that includes Mexico and Cuba, because of concerns for his health given the Mexico capital's high altitude.... -
John Foley dies at 76; cardinal explained Catholic teachings
Cardinal John P. Foley, a priest who rose from working-class roots in Philadelphia to become the Vatican's longtime spokesman on Roman Catholic social teachings, has died. He was 76.
Foley was perhaps best known to American audiences as host for 25 years...Tags: Jerusalem (Israel), Vatican City, CNN (tv network), Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), David Gibson
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Arcadia doctor recalls consultation with Pope John Paul II
He doesn't normally do house calls.
But when Dr. Vincent Fortanasce was summoned by the Vatican to tend to the pope, he was quick to agree.
Fortanasce is a neurological rehabilitation specialist and an author with a long history in Arcadia, where he...Tags: Vatican City, Parkinson's Disease, Health and Medical Professionals, Rome (Italy), General Practitioners
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PASSINGS: Jonathan 'Jack' Idema, Robert Fortune Sanchez
Jonathan 'Jack' Idema Convicted of running private Afghan jail Jonathan "Jack" Idema, 55, a former member of the U.S. Army Special Forces convicted of running a private jail in Afghanistan where he tortured terrorism suspects, died of AIDS on Saturday,...Tags: Vatican City, Sex Crimes, Hamid Karzai, Afghanistan, Obituaries
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