Pope faces German revolt as anger grows
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Roman Catholic Church leaders say they are frustrated with Rudolph W. Giulianiâs position on abortion.
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Germany saw fresh clashes Monday between  protesters and police ahead of this week&#39;s G8 summit as anti-globalisation activists fought to keep their cause from being hijacked by a violent minority.
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Pope Benedict XVI begins a three-day pilgrimage to Austria on Friday with a solemn tribute to Jewish Holocaust victims, and an appeal to diplomats serving with the U.N. nuclear agency and other international organizations.Ahead of his visit, Benedict's seventh foreign trip in two years as pope, the German-born pontiff spoke of his affection for Austria, a mostly Catholic country 'which has been near to me since my childhood.'But the pope, who visited and vacationed here often as a cardinal, faced a challenge: Many Austrian believers, disgusted by clergy sex scandals and deeply resentful of a government-imposed church tax, have grown cold _ and tens of thousands have left the church altogether. Read more
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Pope Benedict XVI came under a hail of criticism from the Islamic world Friday for comments he made earlier in the week in Germany regarding the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslim faith.
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Benedict XVIÂs visit to his home turf in Germany will be in some ways a survey of the remnant that is the European church.
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Pope Benedict starts one of the most delicate trips ever made by a pontiff on Tuesday when he travels to Turkey to face simmering anger sparked by his comments on Islam and his past opposition to Ankara's EU bid.
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Germany's Cardinal Karl Lehmann told a newspaper that he didn't think Christians and Muslims could engage in a productive dialogue.
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Pope Benedict tried on Sunday to   calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was   "deeply sorry" about the reaction and that medieval quotes he   used on holy war did not reflect his personal views.
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Muslim leaders on Thursday condemned Pope   Benedict over comments he made about Islam on a visit to   Germany and demanded he apologize.
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Jewish campaigners and Poland's president call for the Catholic Church to act against a controversial priest.
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REGENSBURG, Germany  - Pope Benedict held an open   air mass on Tuesday in the town where he had hoped to spend his   retirement and rejected the use of God's name to justify hatred   and fanaticism.
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Christians in the Middle East are growing uneasy over the widespread Muslim anger at Pope Benedict XVI, saying they increasingly worry about growing divisions between the two faiths.
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There are violent clashes in the German city of Kiel as demonstrators oppose a rally by the far-right NPD.
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Pope Benedict XVI's renewed apology for remarks he made on Islam has received a mixed response. Will his apology quell the anger?
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VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican is becoming increasingly alarmed at what it regards as official anti-Roman Catholic sentiment and secular trends in Europe, as government after government approves measures on abortion, family law, and scientific study that run counter to Catholic teaching.
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BERLIN - There is growing alarm in Germany over the torching of mosques, churches and schools in the Netherlands following the brutal killing of Islam-critical film director Theo van Gogh.