Articles on this issue "mountains"

Benedict XVI Begins Vacation in Alps

Family-style Welcome Greets His Arrival

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Study and rest is what the Pope plans for his summer vacation in the village of Les Combes in the heart of the Italian Alps. On Tuesday, just over a day after his arrival from the closing of …

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How the Pope Spends His Summer Vacation

A Call for Greater Silence and Prayer

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John Paul II has been giving advice about how to get closer to God during vacation. Fresh from his 12-day break in the Italian Alps, the Pope in his Angelus message last Sunday entrusted the …

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John Paul II Returning to Italian Alps for Vacation

First Time in 3 Years

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John Paul II begins a vacation Monday in the Valle d'Aosta in the Italian Alps. Having missed a holiday in the Alps for the past two years -- in 2002 because of the World Youth Day in Canada, …

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John Paul II to Vacation in Italian Alps

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John Paul II plans to spend his vacation this year in the Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps. During the Pope's July 5-17 vacation, "all private audiences will be suspended," said a message …

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A mountain in the South Pole has been named officially after John Paul II. The previously unnamed mountain, which is 1,110 meters high (3,600 feet), was climbed Monday by Monsignor Liberio …

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Vietnam Cracking Down on Christian Tribes in Mountains

U.N. Funds Sterilization Program, Paper Reports

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Vietnam recently launched a new campaign of repression against its Montagnards, or mountain people, forcing them to drink pigs blood and renounce their Christian faith publicly, the newspaper …

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Pope Ends "Beneficial" Vacation in Alps

Bids Farewell to Priests and Security Staff in Les Combes

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John Paul II ended his 12-day holiday in the Italian Alps today, calling his vacation helpful and thanking his hosts for their hospitality. "This vacation period in the enchanting mountains of …

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Cold and Wind Cut Short Pope´s Excursion

He Takes a Ride on a Chairlift for Better View

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Cold and wind obliged the Holy Father to shorten his daily excursion in the mountains on Tuesday. He left his chalet around 10:30 a.m. and headed for Alpe de Pierrey, in the St. Barthelemy …

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Pope Links Beauty of Creation to God´s Love

During Angelus Address in Italian Alps

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Sun-tanned and appearing in good form, John Paul II today invited some 4,000 people gathered in the rain "to praise God and see the imprint of his love in the beauty of creation." He called …

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John Paul II Heading to the Alps, Again

9th Vacation in Les Combes Begins Monday

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John Paul II will start his vacation in Val dAosta, in the Italian Alps, on Monday. It marks the ninth time the Pontiff has chosen Les Combes as his vacation spot. He took to the place, …

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NONBELIEVERS HAVE ROLE IN GOD´S PLAN, POPE SAYS

Urges Collaboration to Build the Kingdom of God

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--------TEST MODE --------------------- Every person is called to "collaborate" with the coming of the Kingdom of God, John Paul II said, in an urgent appeal for cooperation between believers …

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