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Pope may try to prevent stoning of Iranian woman
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jmcgee
This news broke mid-day and bears watching: Pope Benedict XVI is monitoring the case of an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning and has not ruled out getting involved through diplomatic channels, the Vatican said Sunday. As he has in the past in humanitarian cases, the pope would intervene if asked by authorities in…
Stop the presses: is the pope’s media team ready for the UK?
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jmcgee
Pope Benedict will be wading into some choppy waters next month when he visits the UK. And The Guardian — printing an excerpt from The British Journalism Review — wonders if the pontiff’s media team is up to the challenge: The attitude of the British government may be one of welcome, but hostility does not…
Out of Africa: the next pope?
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jmcgee
Anything is possible, with the Holy Spirit in charge. And a London paper takes a close look at one contender: When Pope Benedict XVI kicks off his four-day visit to the UK with a greeting from the Queen at Holyrood House in Edinburgh on 16 September, he will be accompanied by a gaggle of cardinals…
Altar servers visit Rome — and most of them are girls
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jmcgee
John Allen has the scoop: According to an old Italian saying, only cani e americani move in Rome in August – dogs and Americans. The sweltering heat, however, did not deter an estimated 50,000 altar boys and girls, mostly but not exclusively German, from descending on the city this week for a massive rally with…
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