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Pope urges Spain to shun secularism
Pope Benedict XVI defended religion from critics Sunday as he dedicated the Sagrada Familia church, a still-unfinished emblem of the Spanish city of Barcelona. "This is the great task before us: to...
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Arson blamed for fire at iconic Barcelona church
(CNN) - About 1,500 tourists were evacuated Tuesday from the Sagrada Familia church, a popular destination for visitors to Barcelona, Spain, after a man set a fire inside, authorities said. The fire...
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Man charged with planning to disrupt Spanish protest march ahead of papal visit
By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN)–A man arrested in Madrid on suspicion of planning an attack against a demonstration to protest the visit of Pope Benedict XVI was a volunteer for the papal...
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Pope reaches out to youths in Spain
By the CNN Wire Staff Madrid (CNN) - Pope Benedict XVI told Catholic youths to not hide their beliefs from their peers during a speech he delivered Thursday in Spain for World Youth Day. "With all my...
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Church extends authority to absolve sin of abortion for papal visit
By Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com Religion Editor (CNN) - The Vatican has given authority to priests who are in Madrid during the pope’s visit there to give absolution to women who confess to having had an...
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Spain moves to correct 500-year-old 'error'
By Elizabeth Landau, CNN (CNN) - Being gay in Chile, Andres Rosenberg Benadretti once thought he could never get married. But his family's past may help him tie the knot some day. Spain, where same-sex...
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