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Pope Benedict XVI and Mustafa Cagrici, the grand mufti of Istanbul, pray in the Blue Mosque in Istanbul in this 2006 file photo. In trying to help people understand how belief in God is a natural part of life and provides grounding for the values that pr otect human dignity and peaceful coexistence, Pope Benedict saw Muslims and Jews as natural allies.

Pope Benedict saw Jews, Muslims as allies in defending belief in God 

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VATICAN CITY - In trying to help people understand how belief in God is a natural part of life and provides grounding for the values that protect human dignity and peaceful coexistence, Pope Benedict XVI saw Jews and Muslims as natural allies.

Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne, Germany, looks over the program for the annual meeting of the German bishops conference in Trier Feb. 18. At left is Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich. Both cardinals are eligible to take part in the upcoming conclave.

In plenary address, German bishops' head pays tribute to Pope Benedict 

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TRIER, Germany - The president of the German bishops' conference has asked Pope Benedict XVI's forgiveness for "errors committed against him" in his homeland, adding that most Germans respect him as a "spiritual and intellectual authority."

The Domus Sanctae Marthae, the residence where cardinal electors will rest during the conclave, is pictured at the Vatican Feb. 19.

Vatican guesthouse offers cardinals privacy, relaxed comfort

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VATICAN CITY - When they are not in the Sistine Chapel, seated under Michelangelo's frescoes to vote for the next pope, the cardinal-electors will stay in a modern guesthouse that offers them both privacy and space to gather for relaxed conversation.

Yvonne Delcamize Simon, a 62-year-old widow, is one of 58 Haitians who received keys to their new earthquake-proof houses Feb. 5 as part of D&P’s contribution to earthquake relief in Haiti.

58 Haitian families housed in first phase of D&P housing project

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There are 58 Haitian families in earthquake-proof homes thanks to a Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace project that has introduced new building technology to the Caribbean nation.

Students from Toronto-area schools volunteer each day at Canadian Food for Children.

Student action helps to feed the children

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When high school teachers want to show their students Christ’s work in action, they bring them to Canadian Food for Children, said Dr. Andrew Simone.

John Zucchi

Loyola appeals to Supreme Court to settle religious freedom matter

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Montreal school challenges ERC ruling

OTTAWA - A private Montreal Catholic high school has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to settle whether religious freedom applies to religious institutions as well as to individuals.

Hamilton Bishop Douglas Crosby delivers his speech at the annual Bishop’s Charities Dinner Feb. 9.

Hamilton bishops’ dinner keeps growing

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HAMILTON, ONT. - It has become the highlight of the Catholic social calendar in the Hamilton area over the past quarter-century and this year was no exception as more than 800 people filled Carmen’s Banquet and Convention Centre on Feb. 9 for the 28th Annual Bishop’s Charities Dinner and Dance.

Heather Anne Robertson

Trent pro-lifers denied club status

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Trent University’s student union has denied club status to the pro-life student group Trent Lifeline.

At his Brantford office, Mike Perron works towards rolling one million pennies for charity.

One million pennies in one year for charity

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Don’t look now, but Mike Perron wants to get his hand in your penny jar.

By the time he’s done, he plans to have 2,500 kilograms of pennies. That’s one million coins, or $10,000, which Perron will give to charity.

With 13,500 knights and dames, and more than 80,000 volunteers, the Knights of Malta maintain observer status at the United Nations and diplomatic relations with 104 countries.

Order of Malta celebrates nine centuries of service

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TORONTO - When you're 900 years old there are no rash, impulsive decisions to change. But the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta know that change is good, said Roman Ciecwierz.

Art Bondy, left, and Deacon Mike Horoky take part in a recent anti-pornography picket in Windsor, Ont.

Deacon leads Windsor anti-pornography protest

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WINDSOR, ONT. - On one of the coldest days so far this winter a small group of men walked back and forth on the sidewalk in front of a central Windsor shopping plaza to protest the proliferation of pornography.

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