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January 8, 2013

Be like Good Samaritan, help those in need, Pope says in message

Sister Suzan Kuku, a member of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, comforts a patient in September 2012 at St. Daniel Comboni Catholic Hospital in Wau, South Sudan. In a message for the 2013 World Day of the Sick, Pope Benedict XVI called on everyone to be a good Samaritan and concretely help those in need.

VATICAN CITY - In a message for the 2013 World Day of the Sick, Pope Benedict XVI called on everyone to be a good Samaritan and concretely help those in need.

Published in Vatican
January 2, 2013

Agenda for a year of faith: looking ahead at Pope Benedict's 2013

Italian flags blow in the breeze outside the presidential palace in Rome Dec. 22. When Italians go to the polls Feb. 24, the pope and other church officials will be watching closely.

VATICAN CITY - Fortunetelling, like all occult practices, is strictly taboo at the Vatican; and prophecy is a rare gift among journalists. But Pope Benedict XVI's calendar for 2013 is already filling up with planned, probable or possible events. Here are 10 to watch for in the news during the coming year.

Published in Vatican