In The Days

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Cardinals kiss the casket of late Pope John Paul II, laid out in state at the Altar of the Confession inside St. Peter’s Basilica

VATICAN CITY – Some 1.5 million pilgrims flooded Rome Sunday to watch Pope John Paul II move a step closer to sainthood in one of the largest Vatican Masses in history, an outpouring of adoration for a beloved and historic figure after years marred by church scandal.

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WARSAW, Poland — A vial containing blood drawn from Pope John Paul II shortly before he died will be installed as a relic in a Polish church soon after his beatification later this year, an official said Monday.

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Kathleen Evans places the cross relic of Mary MacKillop on the altar. Picture: David Caird Source: The Australian

IRREVERENT Australian cheers echoed around St Peter’s Square as the Pope recognised the battling nun Mary MacKillop as Australia’s first saint.

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Monroe, Ohio — A six-story-tall statue of Jesus Christ with his arms raised along a highway was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm Monday night and burned to the ground, police said.

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COTTONWOOD — Many questions that have arisen in Cottonwood should be answered Dec 16 between 10 a.m. and noon. That is the day when 600 dignitaries and guests from around the world will gather to celebrate the new Mago Earth Park and landmark statue of “Mago Mother Earth.

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Former President Bill Clinton, seen here on September 22, basked Tuesday in his unofficial role of world problem solver as he opened the fifth annual session of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), timed to coincide with the huge UN meeting a few blocks away. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)

President Barack Obama gave the keynote speech, saying “Bill Clinton has helped improve and save the lives of millions.”

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TOKYO (AP) – Opening a car trunk or controlling a home air conditioner could become just a wish away with Honda’s new technology that connects thoughts inside a brain with robotics.

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U.S. President Barack Obama succeeded Jesus Christ on a Harris Poll that asked American adults whom would they call heroes, poll data indicated Friday.
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The prehistoric stones are aligned at special points along a powerful ley line
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Visits Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii

POMPEII, Italy, OCT. 19, 2008 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI placed the world in Mary’s hands during his one-day visit to the shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pompeii, near Naples.
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