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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II celebrated Easter Mass on Sunday with calls for world leaders to resolve conflicts in Iraq, the Holy Land and Africa, as Christians around the world marked the holiest day on the church calendar.
John Paul delivered a message of peace on the flower-decked steps of St. Peter's Basilica, praying that hope would conquer the "inhuman" phenomenon of terrorism and urging Christians, Muslims and Jews to seek greater unity with each other.See the full content of this document
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Pope Urges End to Conflicts
"May the culture of life and love render vain the logic of death," he told tens of thousands of the faithful and tourists gathered in St. Peter's under tight security on an overcast day.
The 83-year...See the full content of this document
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