Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/2357 Pope John Paul II en-us Fri, 09 May 2008 15:54:04 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/2357 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/wl_afp/vaticanpopearmenia afp/20080509/vaticanpopearmenia AFP Fri, 09 May 2008 15:54:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/wl_afp/vaticanpopearmenia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.nda53.090508175340.photo00.photo.default-512x423.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=PszWgPdklPuyii7owletmA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI and Karekin II -- the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church -- hold talks at the Vatican. The pontiff recalled the "martyrdom" of the Armenian Apostolic Church during a visit by its leader Karekin II, avoiding the word "genocide" pronounced several times by his predecessor John Paul II.(AFP/Osservatore Romano Francesco)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Friday recalled the "martyrdom" of the Armenian Apostolic Church during a visit by its leader Karekin II, avoiding the word "genocide" pronounced several times by his predecessor John Paul II.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080509/wl_afp/vaticanpopearmenia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080509/capt.cps.nda53.090508175340.photo00.photo.default-512x423.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=PszWgPdklPuyii7owletmA--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI and Karekin II -- the patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church -- hold talks at the Vatican. The pontiff recalled the "martyrdom" of the Armenian Apostolic Church during a visit by its leader Karekin II, avoiding the word "genocide" pronounced several times by his predecessor John Paul II.(AFP/Osservatore Romano Francesco)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_vatican ap/20080508/china_vatican AP Thu, 08 May 2008 15:05:32 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_vatican"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.3ca648f3a4c74b04860c1409672bcfaa.vatican_china_xpl152.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=Ltj5ZnIaDYib.P5R436.BQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="China Philarmonic Orchestra soprano Lan Rao, right, foreground, kneels before Pope Benedict XVI during a concert in Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The China Philharmonic Orchestra performed for the pontiff in a landmark concert Wednesday that could indicate warming relations between Beijing and the Vatican. Benedict called it a 'truly unique event' and offered a 'thank you' in Chinese at the end of the hour-long concert. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)" border="0" /></a>AP - China said Thursday that a landmark performance by the China Philharmonic Orchestra at the Vatican will help improve understanding between the two sides.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_as/china_vatican"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080507/capt.3ca648f3a4c74b04860c1409672bcfaa.vatican_china_xpl152.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=Ltj5ZnIaDYib.P5R436.BQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="China Philarmonic Orchestra soprano Lan Rao, right, foreground, kneels before Pope Benedict XVI during a concert in Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. The China Philharmonic Orchestra performed for the pontiff in a landmark concert Wednesday that could indicate warming relations between Beijing and the Vatican. Benedict called it a 'truly unique event' and offered a 'thank you' in Chinese at the end of the hour-long concert. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080508/wl_asia_afp/australiareligionvaticanpopepedophilia afp/20080508/australiareligionvaticanpopepedophilia AFP Thu, 08 May 2008 04:02:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080508/wl_asia_afp/australiareligionvaticanpopepedophilia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080508/capt.cps.ncq50.080508053719.photo00.photo.default-391x512.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=cSDk2RYOjiNfH_qwUsAbRg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="Pope Benedict XVI salutes pilgims during his weekly general audience in St Peter's square in the Vatican on May 07. Pressure was mounting Thursday on the pope to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July.(AFP/Christophe Simon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pressure was mounting Thursday on Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080508/wl_asia_afp/australiareligionvaticanpopepedophilia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080508/capt.cps.ncq50.080508053719.photo00.photo.default-391x512.jpg?x=99&y=130&q=85&sig=cSDk2RYOjiNfH_qwUsAbRg--" align="left" height="130" width="99" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI salutes pilgims during his weekly general audience in St Peter's square in the Vatican on May 07. Pressure was mounting Thursday on the pope to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July.(AFP/Christophe Simon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/wl_asia_afp/vaticanchinaunresttibetrightsoly2008pope afp/20080507/vaticanchinaunresttibetrightsoly2008pope AFP Wed, 07 May 2008 19:18:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/wl_asia_afp/vaticanchinaunresttibetrightsoly2008pope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080507/capt.cps.nco36.070508211816.photo00.photo.default-493x512.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=jAr9vcIUL1aO5JzHa7oDGw--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="Pope Benedict XVI during a concert by the China Philharmonic Orchestra in Paul VI hall at the Vatican(AFP/Tiziana Fabi)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI described the Beijing Olympic Games as "an event of great importance for the entire human family" as he received the China Philharmonic at the Vatican on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/wl_asia_afp/vaticanchinaunresttibetrightsoly2008pope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080507/capt.cps.nco36.070508211816.photo00.photo.default-493x512.jpg?x=125&y=130&q=85&sig=jAr9vcIUL1aO5JzHa7oDGw--" align="left" height="130" width="125" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI during a concert by the China Philharmonic Orchestra in Paul VI hall at the Vatican(AFP/Tiziana Fabi)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/pope_china_concert_dc nm/20080507/pope_china_concert_dc Reuters Wed, 07 May 2008 17:18:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/pope_china_concert_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_07t141145_450x319_us_pope_china_concert.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=7CLRmm5kzp7j0o6pA.5erw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI greets soprano singer Lan Rao at the end of a concert by the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra in Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 7, 2008. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pope Benedict reached out to communist China on Wednesday at an unprecedented concert by its national orchestra in the Vatican that the Church hopes can help end decades of icy relations with Beijing.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/pope_china_concert_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_07t141145_450x319_us_pope_china_concert.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=7CLRmm5kzp7j0o6pA.5erw--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI greets soprano singer Lan Rao at the end of a concert by the Chinese Philharmonic Orchestra in Paul VI hall at the Vatican May 7, 2008. (Dario Pignatelli/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/pope_armenia_genocide_dc nm/20080507/pope_armenia_genocide_dc Reuters Wed, 07 May 2008 15:10:14 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/pope_armenia_genocide_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_07t125638_450x286_us_pope_armenia_genocide.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=BIkYFLH5iDoP38WewSp7_A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI (L) greets Supreme Patriarch Catholicos Karekin II of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church during a weekly general audience at the Vatican May 7, 2008. (Osservatore Romano/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Armenia's Orthodox leader on Wednesday used the pulpit of the Vatican to condemn the 1915 killing of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians by Ottoman Turks, saying the whole world should recognize it as a genocide.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/wl_nm/pope_armenia_genocide_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080507/2008_05_07t125638_450x286_us_pope_armenia_genocide.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=BIkYFLH5iDoP38WewSp7_A--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI (L) greets Supreme Patriarch Catholicos Karekin II of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church during a weekly general audience at the Vatican May 7, 2008. (Osservatore Romano/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/ts_afp/australiareligionpopetechnologyoffbeat afp/20080507/australiareligionpopetechnologyoffbeat AFP Wed, 07 May 2008 06:34:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/ts_afp/australiareligionpopetechnologyoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080507/capt.cps.nck46.070508082750.photo00.photo.default-512x372.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=ALmk4X4PKHm2t8yKrZLzYA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI, seen here on May 3, will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, according to organisers.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, organisers said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080507/ts_afp/australiareligionpopetechnologyoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080507/capt.cps.nck46.070508082750.photo00.photo.default-512x372.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=ALmk4X4PKHm2t8yKrZLzYA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI, seen here on May 3, will give a new meaning to the term religious text by sending "inspirational messages" to mobile phones during Catholic World Youth day in Australia, according to organisers.(AFP/File/Alberto Pizzoli)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/wl_nm/pope_anglican_dc nm/20080505/pope_anglican_dc Reuters Mon, 05 May 2008 15:58:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/wl_nm/pope_anglican_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_05t105111_450x202_us_pope_anglican.jpg?x=130&y=58&q=85&sig=rcUeY_w91gC8p.9r54e4.A--" align="left" height="58" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd gathered in Saint Peter's square before his Regina Coeli prayers at the Vatican May 4, 2008. Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm in Britain with comments on Sharia law. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm with comments on the role of Sharia law in Britain.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/wl_nm/pope_anglican_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080505/2008_05_05t105111_450x202_us_pope_anglican.jpg?x=130&y=58&q=85&sig=rcUeY_w91gC8p.9r54e4.A--" align="left" height="58" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd gathered in Saint Peter's square before his Regina Coeli prayers at the Vatican May 4, 2008. Pope Benedict and the Archbishop of Canterbury discussed Christian-Muslim relations on Monday in their first meeting since the Anglican leader caused a storm in Britain with comments on Sharia law. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080505/ap_on_re_as/china_vatican_philharmonic ap/20080505/china_vatican_philharmonic AP Mon, 05 May 2008 10:08:56 GMT AP - The China Philharmonic Orchestra plans to perform this week for Pope Benedict XVI, state media reported Monday, the latest indication that the often-strained ties between Beijing and the Vatican are improving. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080502/ap_on_re_eu/turkey_pope_gunman ap/20080502/turkey_pope_gunman AP Fri, 02 May 2008 18:43:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080502/ap_on_re_eu/turkey_pope_gunman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080502/capt.66536441614c4c4a9a39081f370deb41.turkey_pope_gunman_ny126.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=o9UxDF9VxHr97aTE.rdvhg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="This Jan 12, 2006 file photo shows Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981,as he leases a military recruitment center in Istanbul, Turkey. Agca has applied for Polish citizenship and wants to live in the late pontiff's country of birth when released from prison, his lawyer said Friday, May 2, 2008. The gunman, currently serving a prison term in Turkey for killing prominent journalist Abdi Ipekci, is due to be released in 2010. (AP Photo/Osman Orsal/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II is applying for Polish citizenship because he wants to live in the country of the late pontiff, whom he called his "spiritual brother."</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080502/ap_on_re_eu/turkey_pope_gunman"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080502/capt.66536441614c4c4a9a39081f370deb41.turkey_pope_gunman_ny126.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=o9UxDF9VxHr97aTE.rdvhg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="This Jan 12, 2006 file photo shows Mehmet Ali Agca, the Turkish gunman who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981,as he leases a military recruitment center in Istanbul, Turkey. Agca has applied for Polish citizenship and wants to live in the late pontiff's country of birth when released from prison, his lawyer said Friday, May 2, 2008. The gunman, currently serving a prison term in Turkey for killing prominent journalist Abdi Ipekci, is due to be released in 2010. (AP Photo/Osman Orsal/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080502/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpopeaustralia afp/20080502/vaticanpopeaustralia AFP Fri, 02 May 2008 08:25:12 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080502/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpopeaustralia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080502/capt.cps.nbh72.020508102415.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=bDnn42FI4qlfPO6v.VeAcA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI will holiday at a secret location in Australia before World Youth Day in Sydney in July, event organisers said Friday(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI will holiday at a secret location in Australia before World Youth Day in Sydney in July, event organisers said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080502/wl_asia_afp/vaticanpopeaustralia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080502/capt.cps.nbh72.020508102415.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=bDnn42FI4qlfPO6v.VeAcA--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI will holiday at a secret location in Australia before World Youth Day in Sydney in July, event organisers said Friday(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080430/us_nm/pope_usa_poll_dc nm/20080430/pope_usa_poll_dc Reuters Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:40:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080430/us_nm/pope_usa_poll_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080501/2008_04_30t152538_450x329_us_pope_usa_poll.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=82e0Q5YqL.04Hm49yfKJGQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives in Saint Peter's square to celebrate his weekly general audience at the Vatican April 30, 2008. (Giampiero Sposito/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Americans have a more favorable view of Pope Benedict and the Catholic Church after his U.S. trip but many believe more must be done to avoid a repetition of a sexual abuse scandal that rocked the Church, a poll showed on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080430/us_nm/pope_usa_poll_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080501/2008_04_30t152538_450x329_us_pope_usa_poll.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=82e0Q5YqL.04Hm49yfKJGQ--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI waves to the faithful as he arrives in Saint Peter's square to celebrate his weekly general audience at the Vatican April 30, 2008. (Giampiero Sposito/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080427/wl_time/padrepiopopebenedictsoulmates time/20080427/padrepiopopebenedictsoulmates Time.com Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:40:00 GMT Time.com - Not exactly. John Paul II may have been simpatico with the Capuchin miracle worker but Benedict prefers his saints on the cerebral side http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080427/wl_nm/pope_africa_appeal_dc nm/20080427/pope_africa_appeal_dc Reuters Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:28:05 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080427/wl_nm/pope_africa_appeal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080427/2008_04_27t082735_450x299_us_pope_africa_appeal.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=o0apT7dXdYvWYxsdHFk_TQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="New priests lie in front of Pope Benedict XVI as he leads a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 27, 2008. Benedict XVI ordained 29 new priests on Sunday. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pope Benedict on Sunday appealed to the world not to forget the "tragic" conflicts in Somalia, Darfur and Burundi and called on authorities to "honor their commitments" to bring an end to the violence.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080427/wl_nm/pope_africa_appeal_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080427/2008_04_27t082735_450x299_us_pope_africa_appeal.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=o0apT7dXdYvWYxsdHFk_TQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="New priests lie in front of Pope Benedict XVI as he leads a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 27, 2008. Benedict XVI ordained 29 new priests on Sunday. (Tony Gentile/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080427/wl_afp/vaticanpopeunrestsomaliadarfurburundi afp/20080427/vaticanpopeunrestsomaliadarfurburundi AFP Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:50:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080427/wl_afp/vaticanpopeunrestsomaliadarfurburundi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080427/capt.cps.nad27.270408134717.photo00.photo.default-345x512.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=PqvU8T_xrIyoD6g9EtlZyw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Pope Benedict XVI looks on as he celebrates a mass for the ordination of 29 new priests in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The Pope made an impassioned plea for an end to conflicts in Somalia, Sudan's western Darfur region and Burundi.(AFP/Christophe Simon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday made an impassioned plea for an end to conflicts in Somalia, Sudan's western Darfur region and Burundi.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080427/wl_afp/vaticanpopeunrestsomaliadarfurburundi"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080427/capt.cps.nad27.270408134717.photo00.photo.default-345x512.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=PqvU8T_xrIyoD6g9EtlZyw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI looks on as he celebrates a mass for the ordination of 29 new priests in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. The Pope made an impassioned plea for an end to conflicts in Somalia, Sudan's western Darfur region and Burundi.(AFP/Christophe Simon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080423/wl_nm/pope_paraguay_dc nm/20080423/pope_paraguay_dc Reuters Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:06:51 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080423/wl_nm/pope_paraguay_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080423/2008_04_23t120619_450x357_us_pope_paraguay.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=nS6PjC7G97TBfbPslSCVbQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="Paraguayan presidential candidate for the opposition Patriotic Alliance for Change Fernando Lugo (C) addresses supporters beside his running-mate Federico Franco after their election win in Asuncion April 20, 2008. (Enrique Marcarian/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The election of ordained bishop Fernando Lugo as the next president of Paraguay poses a dilemma for the Roman Catholic Church.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080423/wl_nm/pope_paraguay_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080423/2008_04_23t120619_450x357_us_pope_paraguay.jpg?x=130&y=103&q=85&sig=nS6PjC7G97TBfbPslSCVbQ--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="photo" title="Paraguayan presidential candidate for the opposition Patriotic Alliance for Change Fernando Lugo (C) addresses supporters beside his running-mate Federico Franco after their election win in Asuncion April 20, 2008. (Enrique Marcarian/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20080421/ts_usnews/whattodoaboutthepriestshortage usnews/20080421/whattodoaboutthepriestshortage U.S. News & World Report Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:56:21 GMT U.S. News & World Report - During a 1997 interview, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, now Pope Benedict XVI, was asked about the declining ranks of the Catholic priesthood. "Mustn't celibacy be dropped," the questioner asked, "for the simple reason that otherwise the church won't get any more priests?" Ratzinger demurred. "I don't think that the argument is really sound," he said, noting that the trend had less to do with strict rules and more to do with family size and priorities. "If today the average number of children is 1. ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_afp/vaticanpopearrive afp/20080421/vaticanpopearrive AFP Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:31:35 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_afp/vaticanpopearrive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080421/capt.cps.myr51.210408112900.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=NfG6ZPX7SGCmUCrAKX0LXw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI prays during mass at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit Sunday to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.(AFP/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI arrived home Monday from his six-day trip to the United States.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_afp/vaticanpopearrive"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080421/capt.cps.myr51.210408112900.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=NfG6ZPX7SGCmUCrAKX0LXw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI prays during mass at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit Sunday to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.(AFP/Stan Honda)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_asia_afp/australiavaticanpope afp/20080421/australiavaticanpope AFP Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:21:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_asia_afp/australiavaticanpope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080421/capt.cps.myr34.210408102053.photo00.photo.default-378x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=xdtL7S.oUqnqJrcawVfsRw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Complaints grew over the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Australia in July for the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day, which is expected to draw some 125,000 pilgrims(AFP/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Complaints grew Monday over the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Australia in July for the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day, which is expected to draw some 125,000 pilgrims.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_asia_afp/australiavaticanpope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080421/capt.cps.myr34.210408102053.photo00.photo.default-378x512.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=xdtL7S.oUqnqJrcawVfsRw--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="photo" title="Complaints grew over the cost of Pope Benedict XVI's planned visit to Australia in July for the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day, which is expected to draw some 125,000 pilgrims(AFP/Stan Honda)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_afp/usvaticanpope afp/20080421/usvaticanpope AFP Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:10:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_afp/usvaticanpope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080421/capt.cps.myr51.210408112900.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=NfG6ZPX7SGCmUCrAKX0LXw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Pope Benedict XVI prays during mass at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit Sunday to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.(AFP/Stan Honda)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/popejohnpaul/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080421/wl_afp/usvaticanpope"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080421/capt.cps.myr51.210408112900.photo00.photo.default-512x384.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=NfG6ZPX7SGCmUCrAKX0LXw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pope Benedict XVI prays during mass at Yankee Stadium in New York. Pope Benedict XVI paid a solemn visit Sunday to the site of the attacks of September 11, 2001, in New York before celebrating a huge mass at Yankee Stadium to close a historic US visit.(AFP/Stan Honda)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP)