Oct 13th, 2008 · Thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the canonization of four new saints Sunday. That includes the first Indian woman, Sister Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception. Her sainthood is seen as a moral boost to Christians in India who have been victims of violence by Hindus. Pope Benedict said her short life was marked by, "extreme physical and spiritual suffering." In her own writing, she said, "I consider a day in which I have not suffered as a day lost to me."
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Sep 12th, 2008 · Pope Benedict has arrived for his first visit to France, which has 35 million baptized Catholics. Polls show the French have lost much of their sense of belonging to the church though Catholicism remains by far the country's No. 1 religion.
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Jul 15th, 2008 · The Vatican is rolling out what you might call "Pope 2.0." Pope Benedict is the first pontiff to have a cell phone and a specially engraved iPod. Now he's the first to send text messages to the faithful.
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Jun 27th, 2008 · Esquire magazine gave Pope Benedict the honor of "Accessorizer of the Year" after reports that the Pope's bright red shoes were Prada. But the Vatican's official newspaper says the pope's fashions are not informed by style, but by Catholic traditions. "The pope does not wear Prada, but Christ."
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Apr 18th, 2008 · Pope Benedict XVI told the U.N. General Assembly that strengthening human rights should be the key to solving the world's problems and that nations should guard against a relativistic interpretation of moral principles. Later Friday, Pope Benedict will make history as he becomes the first pontiff to visit an American synagogue.
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Apr 18th, 2008 · Pope Benedict met Thursday with a private audience of Catholic educators at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His message was about the nature and cultivation of Catholic identity on campus.
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Apr 17th, 2008 · Pope Benedict will address a group of Catholic educators Thursday about what it means to be a Catholic institution. Co-Host Lynn Neary talks to Father Thomas Reese of Georgetown University's Woodstock Theological Center about Pope Benedict's upcoming speech.
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Apr 16th, 2008 · President Bush welcomed Pope Benedict to Washington, in the first visit to the White House in nearly 30 years. Benedict spoke with President Bush about Iraq and foreign policy in the first full day of his U.S. trip. The pontiff was also celebrating his 81st birthday.
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