Pope's visit to Mexico not welcome by all
Pope Benedict arrived in Mexico this weekend promising to "unmask the evil" of drug trafficking in a country ravaged by gang violence.
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Emerging world embraces the rigid faith spurned by secular Europe
The Vatican's view of issues such as abortion, homosexuality and female priests looks increasingly at odds with modern secular realities.
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Is he a hard hat or a prophet?
He's a man of temperate habits with a love of cats and classical music. Yet his image is that of God's rottweiler. John Hooper profiles the pope.
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Pope's move unpopular
The scale of criticism is unprecedented in the four years of Benedict's pontificate.
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Catholics condemn 'media campaign' against pope
Two German catholic groups on Friday appealed to fellow members of the faith to back the pope in the row over a Holocaust-denying bishop.
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Fur flies over pope
Pope Benedict's fondness for fur trim on his hats and capes has come under fire from an Italian animal rights group.
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