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Pope urges respect for refugees

Refugee call: Pope Benedict XVI has called for the world's refugees to be treated with respect

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope Benedict XVI appealed for fair treatment of the world's refugees, saying they deserve to be welcomed with respect for their rights and human dignity. (04/07/2010)

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Lifting blockade the solution

JERUSALEM (CNS): Only a total lifting of the Israeli-imposed blockade on the Gaza Strip will significantly improve the situation for Gazans, the Jerusalem regional director of the Pontifical Mission of Palestine said after a two-day visit to the beleaguered region. (04/07/2010)

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Giving aid in India is tough

Vital aid: Archbishop William D'Souza of Patna glad that urgent aid is still reaching hundreds of thousands of poverty-stricken people in northern India

PATNA, India (ACN News): An archbishop in northern India has praised the Government for not bowing to pressure to curb Christian outreach to a huge underclass community urgently in need of basic education and health care. (27/06/2010)

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Put people at centre of policies, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS): Pope Benedict XVI said the current economic crisis has highlighted the need for European financial institutions to place people at the centre of their policies and practices. (27/06/2010)

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Priest's life shows 'beauty' of celibacy

Valuing celibacy: Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has stressed the beauty of celibacy in the priesthood

VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org): There is a beautiful aspect of celibacy that underlines a priest's dedication to serve each and every person as a brother or sister in Christ, says Pope Benedict XVI's secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. (20/06/2010)

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Pope asks for peace prayers

VATICAN CITY (CNS): At his first general audience since his trip to Cyprus, Pope Benedict XVI asked Catholics around the world to pray for peace in the Middle East and for the special Synod of Bishops on the Middle East, scheduled for October. (20/06/2010)

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Pope urges efforts to help refugees

Pope Benedict XVI: "The future of our societies rests on the encounter between peoples (and) on dialogue between cultures with respect for identities and legitimate differences"

VATICAN CITY (CNS): With no sign that globalisation and migration will slow down, the future of most societies clearly depends on effectively welcoming and integrating migrants and refugees, Pope Benedict XVI said. (13/06/2010)

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Call to end divisions

Cardinal Walter Kasper: "This reality of a divided Christendom is sin and is a scandal"

LIVERPOOL, England (Zenit.org): The Vatican's official on ecumenism called for a "renewed Pentecost" and the "fire and storm of the Holy Spirit" in a passionate homily on May 23 about Christian unity. (06/06/2010)

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Vatican considering the ethics of a 'synthetic life'

VATICAN CITY (Zenit.org): As scientists are abuzz about the discovery of how to fashion a new type of life from existing life, the Vatican is awaiting more information before offering ethical guidance. (06/06/2010)

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Pope and patriarch to meet

Orthodox move: A Russian Orthodox representative has spoken of a hope for an historic meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow

VATICAN CITY (CNS): While a meeting between Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Pope Benedict XVI has not been scheduled, the head of ecumenical relations for the Russian Church hinted that the possibility of such a meeting is greater than ever. (30/05/2010)

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A collection of stories filled with wit, wisdom and whimsy. By Br Grenier.