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Vatican Protests "Outrageous" Qur'an Burning Plan
(September 09, 2010) The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue is protesting the "outrageous and grave" proposal of a man to hold a "Qur'an Burning Day" on Saturday. Terry Jones, pastor of the Dove World Outreach Centre in Gainesville, Florida, said that he wants to publicly burn a Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, on Saturday's anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks ...»
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Pontiff Greets Cape Verde Prime Minister
(September 09, 2010) Pope Benedict XVI greeted Jose Maria Pereira Neves, prime minister of Cape Verde, today after the weekly general audience, held in Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. In the course of the "cordial" talks between the Pontiff and the prime minister, it was noted that the Vatican and Cape Verde enjoy "good bilateral relations," and that the Church offers a positive ...»
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Pope Welcomes Catholic University in Sweden
(September 09, 2010) The first Catholic university recognized in Sweden since 1477 was praised by a papal message encouraging the institute community to be dedicated with heart and mind to the pursuit of divine and human wisdom. The Jesuit-run Newman Institute inaugurated the academic year on Saturday in Uppsala. A message from the Pope, sent by his secretary of state, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, ...»
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Pope's general audience of Sept. 8, message to UK ahead of papal visit
(September 8, 2010) Every week on Wednesday, the Pope holds a public meeting, called the general audience, during which pilgrims and tourists who come to Rome have a chance of seeing and hearing him speak. The general audience of Sept. 8 was held in the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall. Pope Benedict XVI flew in a helicopter from the papal summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, outside Rome, ...»
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