2008年10月26日星期日

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Pope to visit 2 African countries in March (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2008 10:18 AM CDT

Bishops gather in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during a Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of the conclusion of the XII bishops' synod, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008.(AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI announced Sunday he will make his first papal pilgrimage to Africa — a continent where the Catholic Church is growing — with visits next year to Cameroon and Angola.


Pope decries Christians' killings in Iraq, India (AP)

Posted: 26 Oct 2008 08:51 AM CDT

Pope Benedict XVI makes the sign of the cross during a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on the occasion of the conclusion of the XII bishops' synod, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - Pope Benedict XVI decried the killing of Christians in Iraq and India and appealed on Sunday for political and religious leaders to defend them.


Pope announces Africa trip (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Oct 2008 07:10 AM CDT

Pope Benedict XVI holds the book of the gospels as he leads a mass to celebrate the end of the Synod of the Bishops in Saint Peter Basilica at the Vatican October 26, 2008. (Max Rossi/Reuters)Reuters - Pope Benedict ended a synod of Roman Catholic bishops on Sunday announcing his first trip to Africa as pontiff and urging Chinese bishops whose communist government banned them from attending to persevere amid hardships.


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