Saint Peter's Square

...a rule requiring a five-year wait before the start of the process. Following his death in 2005 the vast crowd that gathered in St Peter's Square carried banners bearing the slogan 'Santo Subito' (Saint Immediately). New reports of...

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...girls overcome illiteracy. "The beatification of such an important figure of a woman is a particular comfort for the Catholic community in the Holy Land," Benedict said during his traditional Sunday noon blessing in St. Peter's Square.

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...section closed in April and services did not resume until 2 November. It was to allow engineers to replace track and overhaul stops at St Peter's Square and Piccadilly Gardens. Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority (GMITA)...

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Camillo Cibin was the papal bodyguard who leapt over a wooden barrier in St Peter's Square to prevent the Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca from escaping after he tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II on May 13, 1981. Grabbing Agca as he...

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Digital special effects create the images of California sliding into the Pacific, the crumbling Vatican steamrolling the faithful in St. Peter's Square, and a super volcano in Yellowstone National Park detonating a doughnut-hole in the...

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...with Lady Gaga, but he was spotted with girlfriend Amber Rose in Rome, Italy on Wednesday. According to paps, they visited the Vatican and Saint Peter's Square. If you comment on this site, that means you have read the commenting rules.

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Camillo Cibin, who died on October 25 aged 83, was the papal bodyguard who leapt over a wooden barrier in St Peter's Square to prevent the Turkish gunman Mehmet Ali Agca from escaping after he had tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II on...

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...city centre tram services have resumed after a GBP22m upgrade. The Metrolink tracks have been replaced and the platforms at St Peter's Square and Piccadilly Gardens stops have been refurbished. Councillor Pat Karney said the council...

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...the pontiff in John Paul's 104 pilgrimages abroad. He was also nearby when, on May 13, 1981, a Turkish gunman shot John Paul in St. Peter's Square. The man who kept the buses running during the Irish Troubles, Werner Huebeck, was best...

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