It's Thursday, February 28, and it's Pope Benedict the XVI's last day as Pope. He announced his resignation earlier this month and his time as Pope officially ends this evening. The Pope is the head of the Roman Catholic church, Christianity is the w

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By Margaret Besheer United Nations 18 April 2008 Pope Benedict arrived in New York City Friday, on the final leg of his first U.S. visit. It was a full day for the 81-year old pontiff - he addressed the United Nations General Assembly, made an histor

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Pope Benedict XVI issued another strong appeal on Sunday for a humanitarian corridor to be opened to allow aid to get through to the displaced in Georgia. 天主教教皇本笃十六世星期天再次强烈呼吁在格鲁吉亚开辟人道主义通道,

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History's being made in Cuba. Pope Benedict travelling to Havana where all eyes are watching for what could be a very rare sighting of Fidel Castro. ABC's global affairs anchor Christiane Amanpour is there for us right now. Christiane, good morning t

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IN THE NEWS - Pope Benedict Says Goodbye as Leader of the Worldwide Roman Catholic Church 新闻报道 - 教皇本笃十六世正式辞职离开梵蒂冈 From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 24 December 2006 Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing during the Angelus noon prayer at the Vatican, 24 Dec 2006 Pope Benedict addressed pilgrims gathered in Saint Peter's Square this Sunday and said that the celebrati

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Australia's Muslim leaders have opened their mosques and schools to house Roman Catholic pilgrims for World Youth Day as part of efforts to ease interfaith tensions. The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils is also planning mixed-faith sporting

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By Steve Norman 25 October 2009 Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI has unveiled a new Roman Catholic Church initiative which will let Anglicans, often known as Episcopalians in the United States, practice Catholicism while keeping many of their Ang

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Strained Under Benedict, Vatican's Interfaith Ties Already Improving The Vatican's relations with other faiths have always been fraught. Benedict's papacy, however, has left them in need of repair. He sparked anger across the Muslim world when he cit

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Sometimes, it seems like there's no role Benedict Cumberbatch can't play. He's been the iconic British detective... (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, SHERLOCK) BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: (As Sherlock Holmes) She's got a West Highland terri

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The first solar panels have been installed on top of the Papal Audience Hall at Vatican City. Each heavy panel holds photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight into electricity. With this plant, if its working in about two weeks, we avoid 200 tons of c

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By Margaret Besheer New York 19 April 2008 Pope Benedict told American Catholic clergy and nuns on Saturday that the Church in the United States must work to overcome its divisions, saying this is a time of healing and purification, after the sexual

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Pope Gives Final Audience 天主教教宗本笃十六世举行任内最后一次布道 VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI bid his public farewell in front of tens of thousands of people on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, the day before his resignation

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今天我们要学的词是 stormy。Stormy是形容词,意思是狂风暴雨式的,风波不断的。The couple had a stormy marriage and eventually went their separate ways. 他们俩婚姻不和谐,最后还是分道扬镳了。委内瑞拉总

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 16 September 2006 There is growing anger in the Muslim world over remarks this week by Pope Benedict XVI seen as criticizing Islam. Protests have erupted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, amid a wave of criticism from Musli

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今天我们要学的词是positive。 Positive, 是积极的,正面的。A positive attitude, 积极的态度。He has received positive feedback for the work he has done, 他的工作得到了好评。She remained positive even in face of failure

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Pope Benedict XVI began his last day in the United States at Ground Zero, the site of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New York. 教皇本笃十六世以参观纽约世贸大厦遗址开始他最后一天对美国的访问。世贸大厦遗址

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Pope Benedict XVI ended his six-day visit to the United States with a jubilant mass at the 57,000-seat Yankee Stadium. The leader of the world's one billion Catholics praised the United States' tradition of religious freedom at the service. 罗马天主

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Pope Benedict XVI arrived in France Friday on a four-day visit that will take him from the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris to the shrine in Lourdes. This is Benedict's first trip to France as pontiff. 罗马天主教皇本笃十六世星期五开始

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Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. I'm Liz Waid. Voice 2 And I'm Adam Navis. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand, no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 Listen carefully, my son, to the m

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