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Pope feels 'sadness and shame'
By MICHAEL VALPY, RELIGION AND ETHICS REPORTER, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 29, 2002
Pontiff tells 800,000 to keep the faith despite 'the harm done by some priests and religious to the young and vulnerable'
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Text of the Pope's homily
Reference to shame not enough to satisfy critics
By MICHAEL VALPY, RELIGION AND ETHICS REPORTER, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 29, 2002
The Pope's acknowledgement that some priests have brought shame to the church by sexually abusing young people falls short of the Roman Catholic hierarchy taking responsibility for what happened, the spokesman for a major U.S. Catholic reform group said yesterday.
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Inspired by the speaker, not the speech
By REGINALD STACKHOUSE
Monday, July 29, 2002
In his address to the mass that closed World Youth Day in Toronto yesterday, Pope John Paul II showed that papal statements have to be understood not only for what they say but for what they leave unsaid. In this case, the real inspiration came not from the speech but the speaker, something that had to be because every papal positive was balanced by a silent negative.
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Good, clean fun at muddy mass site
By GRAEME SMITH AND WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 29, 2002
Huge Catholic sleepover leads to dancing, kissing games and other strange behaviour
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Toronto problem-free despite there being 800,000 pilgrims on move
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 29, 2002
Throngs of sweaty, singing youths overtaxed the subway system for a while yesterday afternoon, but the biggest event yet staged in Toronto proved remarkably free of problems.
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When flock gathers, it takes all kinds
By JOE FIORITO
Monday, July 29, 2002
And one of the pilgrims brought nine knives to mass at Downsview Park, JOE FIORITO writes
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Catholic churches rarely so empty
By CHRISTINE BOYD, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 29, 2002
As a crowd of about 800,000 flocked to hear Pope John Paul say mass at Downsview Park yesterday morning, some Roman Catholic churches in the Toronto area celebrated the eucharist with less than one-tenth of their usual congregation. Others cancelled services altogether.
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The Vatican's press corps impressed by 'normal kids'
By MICHAEL VALPY, RELIGION AND ETHICS REPORTER, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 29, 2002
The kids, most of all, made Toronto different.
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Boulevard of tears for biblical re-enactment
By MICHAEL VALPY, RELIGION AND ETHICS REPORTER, The Globe and Mail
With a report from Allan Woods
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Thousands of praying and crying Catholics line Toronto street for Stations of the Cross
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Lunch left them almost speechless
By GRAEME SMITH, The Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Tight control over access to delegates who ate with pontiff reveals only morsels of meal of a lifetime
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Tired kids encounter the search for future priests
By JOE FIORITO
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Sales pitches abound, JOE FIORITO finds at Youth Day
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Beating the crush
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 27, 2002
This weekend, the focus of activity for World Youth Day shifts to the area around Downsview Park, where both Allen Road and long stretches of Sheppard and Wilson Avenues will be closed to traffic today and tomorrow.
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Pilgrims seek refugee status despite tough visa screening
By CHRISTINE BOYD, The Globe and Mail
With a report from Estanislao Oziewicz
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Some pilgrims have taken advantage of their entry into Canada for World Youth Day to apply for refugee status, despite unusually rigorous visa screening by Citizenship and Immigration.
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Downpour fails to put damper on visitors' plans to explore city
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 27, 2002
The rain that poured onto World Youth Day festivities yesterday could not extinguish the enthusiasm of hundreds of thousands of visitors to Toronto.
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Let's face it: The Pope really is great
By MARCUS GEE, The Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 27, 2002
Everyone is drawn to true greatness, and John Paul II is quite simply the greatest man alive.
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Religion's death greatly exaggerated
By REX MURPHY
Saturday, July 27, 2002
For a very great number, God has never carried a question mark.
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The festivities of John Paul II
By The Globe and Mail
Saturday, July 27, 2002
The attention lavished on Pope John Paul II's visit to Toronto this week is a measure both of the followers and of the man.
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Beaming Pope wows pilgrims
By MICHAEL VALPY, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
Pontiff 'full of years but still young at heart' welcomed by 375,000 throng
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Star-struck pilgrims find modern hero in aging Pope
By KATE TAYLOR, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
The Pope is both a beloved religious leader and a celebrity. Globe theatre critic KATE TAYLOR explores the pageantry that surrounds him
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Panhandlers say pilgrims cheap
By JOE FIORITO, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
In most cases, 'stemmers' see Youth Day visitors as bad for business, JOE FIORITO writes
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Young people wait all day for Pope
By CHRISTINE BOYD AND GRAEME SMITH, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
Pilgrims use tarps, string, flags and towels to stake out their territory at Exhibition Place
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Catholic demonstrators target abortion clinic
By ALLAN WOODS, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
Group of protesters mostly Americans who sang, prayed as pro-choice crowd formed human wall
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Weary pilgrims flock to transit
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
Exuberant World Youth Day passengers find forgiveness for crowding the system
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Pope's appearance makes splash in impromptu outing
By ALLAN WOODS, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
The weather was great. The water was calm. It was the perfect day to go sailing on Lake Simcoe, but there was one minor hitch.
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Papal photos are a Devine inspiration
By ALANNA MITCHELL, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
It was a piece of serendipity that allowed a counsellor of mentally handicapped adults to take the day's only photographs of Pope John Paul II during his Wednesday boat ride.
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Families of all faiths eager to welcome visitors
By CHRISTINE BOYD, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
World Youth Day fever has swept Toronto, inspiring a surge of families who want pilgrims to stay with them.
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MacMaster defends faith; says she is 'Catholic in every way'
By ANGELA PACIENZA, The Globe and Mail
Friday, July 26, 2002
Canadian fiddler Natalie MacMaster takes her Roman Catholic roots seriously, even if it means upsetting some fans.
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Hopalong Cassidy and John Paul
By RICK SALUTIN
Friday, July 26, 2002
My first question about World Youth Day is: Why is it news? Why did Peter Mansbridge time his vacation to it? It's a convention. Anchors don't tailor their holidays to the Shriners when they're in town.
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Schisms of theology run silent, run deep
By MICHAEL VALPY, The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 25, 2002
As Archbishop George Pell of Sydney told 500 young Roman Catholics yesterday that abortion is a worse moral scandal than priests sexually abusing young people, it became clear why the church is heading in two different directions.
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Pope's lake cruise delights cottagers
By ALLAN WOODS, The Globe and Mail
With reports from Michael Valpy and Canadian Press
Thursday, July 25, 2002
It was the first day of his first overseas vacation in 24 years. But even though he was away from the office, Pope John Paul still insisted on getting some of God's work done.
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Playful delegates get down to some fun
By GRAEME SMITH, The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Carlos Gomez didn't travel all the way to Canada from Mexico just to catch a glimpse of the Pope.
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Student landscaping will be seen worldwide
By GRAEME SMITH, The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Iwona Piotrowska's eyes widened as her professor described their class gardening project.
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Temple of commerce opens
By CHRISTINE BOYD, The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 25, 2002
The pilgrims bang shoulders and stumble over each other's toes, pushing with almost un-Christian fervour to reach the Dead Sea bath salts ($3), virgin olive oil pressed from Galilee olives ($10), and intricate hand-painted ceramic coasters and plates ($3 to $40).
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Loaves and fishes squeeze out fast-food vendors
By JOE FIORITO
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Few Catholic teens buy fries, let alone peameal bacon on a bun, columnist JOE FIORITO writes
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Volunteers build homes for needy families
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Habitat organization uses crew members visiting Toronto for World Youth Day to build bungalow.
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Enthusiastic pilgrims fill restaurants, TTC vehicles
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Thursday, July 25, 2002
Visitors enjoy lighthearted encounters, impressed by hospitality of Torontonians.
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Yes, but is he catholic?
By WILLIAM JOHNSON
Thursday, July 25, 2002
This autocratic Pope has put Rome's imperial traditions before Christ's gospel, subverting the collegial vision of the Second Vatican Council - a vision of the church universal where the people share in the priesthood of Jesus
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There's hypocrisy in the hoopla over Pope's visit
By KATE TAYLOR
Thursday, July 25, 2002
The aggressive presumption surrounding World Youth Day, from the inaccurate title to the government funding, the gleeful media coverage and even the unprecedented road closures, is an affront to a society that says it makes room for all persuasions
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'Thank you, Canada'
By GRAEME SMITH, The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Tears of joy greet Pope as he arrives in Toronto to launch youth festival
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Frail pontiff impresses onlookers with show of stamina
By CAROLYN ABRAHAM,
MEDICAL REPORTER, The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
For an octogenarian battling a host of ailments, Pope John Paul disembarked from his eight-hour flight in Toronto yesterday looking better than he has in months.
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Church seeks 're-emergence of youthfulness'
By ALLAN WOODS, The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Catholic pilgrims urged by leaders to keep the faith and childhood spirit.
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Penitents find peace and forgiveness in city park
By Globe and Mail staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
The trees had been planted in memory of thousands of departed souls. Yesterday, they welcomed a few dozen more seeking peace in their souls.
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Lake Simcoe retreat offers pontiff sanctuary
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Crowds try in vain to catch glimpse of Pope as his helicopter lands amid tight security.
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The rapping friar spreads his message
By GRAEME SMITH, The Globe and Mail
Wednesday, July 24, 2002
Entertainer adapts popular music styles in a bid to reach doubting teen listeners.
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Faith springs eternal
By REGINALD BIBBY
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Contrary to prophecies of its demise, the Catholic Church in Canada is alive and well, says REGINALD BIBBY
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Faithful will crowd streets to welcome aging, ill pontiff
By GRAEME SMITH AND ALLAN WOODS, The Globe and Mail
Tuesday, July 23, 2002
The current leader of the world's Roman Catholics touches Canadian soil for the third time today, labouring to inspire his followers while he shoulders the burdens of disease, old age and protests against the failings of his church.
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City braces for traffic disruption
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 22, 2002
Huge orange warning signs and placards featuring angels with walking sticks have warned Toronto for days of impending traffic chaos. But today the reality strikes.
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Canadians divided on Pope's views, poll finds
By RHÉAL SÉGUIN, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 22, 2002
The celebrations will be impressive and, as always, Canada's reception of Pope John Paul II will be warm and energetic, but Canadians in general still remain divided over the pontiff's views on controversial topics.
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Festival to have native flare
By WALLACE IMMEN, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 22, 2002
World Youth Day seen as chance for reconciliation with aboriginal cultures.
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It's faith; end of discussion
By JOE FIORITO, The Globe and Mail
Monday, July 22, 2002
But whose faith? That's the question, asks JOE FIORITO from Parkdale
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'The hope of the church'
By CHRISTINE BOYD, Globe and Mail Update
Pope John Paul II created World Youth Day 18 years ago. The Pontiff has always made youth a priority, when he was elected in 1978 he stated that young people are the hope of the church.
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Pilgrim passes, video sales help cover $80-million bill
By CHRISTINE BOYD, Globe and Mail Update
Organizers of World Youth Day expect to attract enough participants to cover the $80-million tab - even with a sharp drop in the number of registrants.
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Security: The RCMP's first commandment
By DOMINIC PATTEN, CTV News
Only the Pope, himself will be exempt from the strict security measures planned for World Youth Day
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Abuse victims to protest at World Youth Day
By SANDRA DIMITRAKOPOULOS, CTV News Staff
Sexual abuse survivors in Canada will convey a strong message to the Roman Catholic Church when they protest at World Youth Day in Toronto: Remove all predator priests.
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Pope John Paul: From actor to pontiff grandis
By Dale TOURNEMILLE, CTV News Staff
He was a boy from small-town Poland with aspirations for a career in acting, yet he grew up to become Pope John Paul II -- the most recognized person in the world.
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