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The Surprising Message Behind 'God Is Love'

Benedict XVI's first encyclical sets the tone for his pontificate--and may raise eyebrows among liberal and conservatives alike

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Pope Benedict's Surprise

But now it's time for the Vatican to show the love that the pope extols in his first encyclical.

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Don't Fear Friendship

In our depersonalized era, kindly attempts to comfort and befriend others are sometimes dubbed 'intrusive.'

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Blessed Adolph Kolping (1813-1865)

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Excerpts from 'Saved by Hope'

In his second encyclical, the Pope explains Christian hope.

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Queenship of Mary

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St. Pius X (1835-1914)

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Truth Cannot Contradict Truth

Pope John Paul II on science, evolution and faith

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