2009年4月18日星期六

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Pope to visit Italy's quake-hit area on April 28 (AP)

Posted: 18 Apr 2009 07:25 AM PDT

A firefighter makes his way on the rubble of the damaged Collemaggio's Basilica, in L'Aquila, Italy, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The region in central Italy ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago will need at least euro 12 billion (about US $16 billion) for rebuilding, Italy's Interior minister Roberto Maroni said. The 6.3-magnitude quake that struck the central Abruzzo region on April 6 killed 294 people, and damaging many thousands of homes and other buildings. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Pope Benedict XVI will tour towns damaged by Italy's earthquake and visit a tent city of survivors in an effort to restore hope and solidarity for the area's reconstruction, the Vatican said Saturday.


Vatican decries reaction to pope's condom remarks (AP)

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 10:17 PM PDT

FILE - In this Saturday, March 21, 2009 file photo, Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful upon his arrival at meeting with Angolan youths in Luanda's Coqueiros stadium, Angola. The Vatican on Friday, April 17, 2009 says some negative reactions to the pope's comments about condoms and AIDS during a trip to Africa were an 'unprecedented'' attempt to intimidate him. The Vatican on Friday critiqued Belgium's parliament for passing a recent resolution condemning them. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, files)AP - Critics of the Catholic Church's social teachings are trying to intimidate Pope Benedict XVI into silence, the Vatican charged Friday in responding to attacks on the pontiff's remarks about AIDS and condom use.


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