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ISTANBUL, Turkey - Closing out a four-day pilgrimage of dialogue in Turkey, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass with the tiny Christian community in Istanbul and encouraged it to live in harmony with the Muslim majority.
"Brothers and sisters, your communities walk the humble path of daily companionship with those who do not share our faith, yet profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us adore the one, merciful God," the Pope said in a sermon.
Papal gestures win over Turkish hosts
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceWhile his scholarly words in a September lecture in Germany offended millions of Muslims, his prayer in an Istanbul mosque surprised and delighted many of them.
Toronto gears up for congress
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Pax Christi head hopes to meet Toronto group
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - The next secretary general of Pax Christi International wants to see the international Catholic movement gain a foothold in Canada.
Bishops call for free vote on marriage
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsLiturgists to meet in Toronto
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterTORONTO - If good liturgy doesn't happen by accident, it must surely have something to do with the work of the North American Academy of Liturgy. The first week of January, the academy will bring about 250 scholars to Toronto in its continuing crusade to make sure accidents don't happen.
Liturgists to meet in Toronto
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Golden Rule project honoured
By Catholic Register StaffTORONTO — The Golden Rule poster, a product of the Scarboro Missions interfaith desk, continues to find a home in classrooms and churches around the world.
End to housing funds will harm needy
By Michael Swan, The Catholic RegisterBishops recommend changes to refugee, migrant policies
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic NewsBenedict offers friendship to Turkish Muslims
By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News ServiceANKARA, Turkey - Acknowledging that his four-day trip to Turkey would be largely symbolic, Pope Benedict XVI opened his visit by paying respect to the Turkish state and extending a hand of friendship to its predominantly Muslim population.
On the plane from Rome Nov. 28, Pope Benedict told reporters, "We must not exaggerate; one cannot expect great results in just three days. The value (of the trip) I would say is symbolic, the fruit of the encounters themselves, of encounters in friendship and respect."