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Pope welcomes world youth pilgrims to Australia
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SYDNEY, Australia- A court struck down a new law Tuesday that banned people from annoying participants of a Roman Catholic youth festival in Australia that the pope plans to attend, ruling that the law restricted free speech. (article 2)
The ruling handed down on the opening day of the six-day World Youth Day festival paves the way for activists to hand out condoms and coat hangers symbolizing abortions to pilgrims in a demonstration planned for Saturday. (article 2)
SYDNEY, Australia- A massive Catholic youth celebration kicked off Tuesday with an Australian "G'Day" and a welcoming text message from Pope Benedict XVI to the tens of thousands of pilgrims who have traveled here from around the world. (article 3)
The judges ruled that the law, which allowed the police to fine people protesting over the Vatican's stance on various issues, limited free speech. (article 1)
Hymns and chants of hallelujah filled Sydney's streets as hundreds of thousands of young Catholics from around the world gathered for the opening mass of World Youth Day, July 15-20. (article 4)
Climate change will also be a leading theme at a major Catholic youth festival, World Youth Day, which the Pope is heading in Sydney. (article 6)
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Pope, SYDNEY, pilgrims, Benedict, church |
Source articles
- Sydney overturns Pope protest law (BBC News, 07/15/2008, 250 words)
- Australian court strikes ban on annoying pilgrims (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 335 words)
- Pope welcomes world youth pilgrims to Australia (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 710 words)
- Pope's SMS rallies thousands of young Catholics (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 393 words)
- Pope Benedict XVI prepares apology for Australian victims of paedophile priests -Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 07/14/2008, 986 words)
- Pope to apologise for sex scandal (BBC News, 07/13/2008, 603 words)
- Rows surround 'Catholic Woodstock' (BBC News, 07/14/2008, 767 words)
- Pope's shoes stylish — but they're not Prada :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Fashion/Beauty (suntimes.com, 07/14/2008, 237 words)
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