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• Catholic conference offers challenge, opportunity
• Pope tells Abbas of hope for Mideast solution
• Pope tells Italy's Olympic team not to give in to the 'blind alley' of doping
• Pope tells Abbas of hope for Mideast solution after U.N. vote
• Vatican hopes UN Palestinian vote brings peace

Catholic conference offers challenge, opportunity Posted: 17 Dec 2012 05:00 PM PST As a chunk of the Big East transforms itself into a mostly or even all-Catholic basketball league, the conference faces a choice: play up or play down its faith-based roots?

Pope tells Abbas of hope for Mideast solution Posted: 17 Dec 2012 10:01 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday the Vatican hoped the recent de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations would spur the international community to find a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Abbas, who is on a tour of Europe to thank countries that supported the November 29 resolution by the U.N. General Assembly recognizing Palestine, held private talks with the pope for about 25 minutes in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. ...

Pope tells Italy's Olympic team not to give in to the 'blind alley' of doping Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:52 AM PST VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI told Italy's Olympic team on Monday not to be tempted by performance-enhancing drugs, saying doping was a "blind alley" that isn't worthy of such models of perseverance, sacrifice and human ability.

Pope tells Abbas of hope for Mideast solution after U.N. vote Posted: 17 Dec 2012 06:18 AM PST VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday the Vatican hoped the recent de facto recognition of Palestinian statehood at the United Nations would spur the international community to find a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Abbas, who is on a tour of Europe to thank countries that supported the November 29 resolution by the U.N. General Assembly recognizing Palestine, held private talks with the pope for about 25 minutes in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace. ...

Vatican hopes UN Palestinian vote brings peace Posted: 17 Dec 2012 04:59 AM PST The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has met with Pope Benedict XVI to thank him for supporting the recent U.N. resolution recognizing a Palestinian state.

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