300,000 turn out for pope’s mass near Venice

MESTRE, Italy, May 8, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP) — Some 300,000 people turned out on Sunday for an open-air mass by Pope Benedict XVI near Venice as part of a tour in which he has stressed the importance of Catholic missionary work. The crowd, mostly from the surrounding area but also from Austria, Croatia and […]

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Pope Benedict visits Venice, urges welcome for immigrants

VENICE, Italy, May 8, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP) —  Pope Benedict XVI urged Italy on Sunday to welcome immigrants fleeing to its shores, invoking the historic role of Venice and the once influential church in nearby Aquileia as a cultural bridges during his two-day visit to northern Italy. “The churches created by Aquileia are called […]

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Pope Benedict XVI visits Venice

VENICE, Italy, May 8, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AP ) —- Pope Benedict XVI greeted thousands of faithful packed into Venice’s St. Mark’s Square Saturday for a pastoral visit, the first by a pope since his predecessor John Paul II plied the canals 26 years ago in a gondola styled for Venice’s Byzantine-era rulers. The pope […]

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Israel : IDF to Close Crossings into Area A for Independence Day

ISRAEL, May 8 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / ARUTZ SHEVA) — The IDF is planning to close all crossings into Palestinian Authority controlled territory in Judea and Samaria on Saturday night as a precautionary measure during the upcoming Memorial Day and Independence Day holidays., Israel National News reported onSaturday. The crossings will reportedly be opened in cases […]

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