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Previous recipients of the award include more political figures such as Archbishop Desmond Tutu and novelist Elie Wiesel. Although an actor like Stone seems unlikely company for such dignitaries, Harvard Foundation Director Dr. S. Allen Counter called Stone “the embodiment of humanitarianism,” referring to her 10 years of AIDS advocacy work as the campaign chairman of the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amFAR...
...alert on Feb. 18 when Premier Foods reported that it found traces of Sudan 1 in a batch of chili powder in its Worcester Sauce. The alert led to the recall of more than 400 products. The other countries affected are importers of foodstuffs from Britain. Tarnished Temple GREECE Archbishop Christodoulos, the head of Greece's Orthodox Church, rejected calls by several senior clergymen to step down amid a corruption scandal that has seen a number of clerics facing allegations of bribing judges, drug dealing and theft. Christodoulos did announce the suspension of two close aides, but said...
...cracking down on Catholic thinkers who stray from orthodoxy. Ratzinger has been unyielding in enforcing traditional doctrines and has become influential in outlining a more modern role for the papacy and the Curia. The unrivaled gatekeeper to the power of the papacy is the Pontiff's personal secretary, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, 65, who has served with John Paul since his days as Archbishop of Krakow. Dziwisz heads the Pope's personal entourage, a group of prelates and nuns charged with setting John Paul's daily schedule. Access to the Pope is still a direct ticket to influence...
...issues and Secretary of State Angelo Sodano whose role is traditionally that of a de facto Prime Minister are largely given free reign to run their respective dicasteries. Many insiders note that ultimately groundshifting decisions must get a Papal green light, which means John Paul's trusted personal secretary, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz (pronounced Geevish), perhaps wields more power than any of the big-shot Cardinals. Dziwisz - who started working for the future Pope in 1966 when he was Archbishop of Cracow - sleeps next door to the Pontiff and is by his side virtually every waking moment...
...power that would be denied to Dziwisz, 65, who was recently elevated to Archbishop status, is a say in choosing John Paul's successor. That will be done by the some 120 Cardinals under 80 years of age, who will vote in a secret, closed-door Conclave for the next Pope whenever John Paul's health does eventually fail him. Ratzinger has recently re-emerged as the top papal candidate from within the Vatican hierarchy, joining other front runners such as Dionigi Tettamanzi of Milan and Claudio Hummes of Sao Paolo. Vatican sources have told TIME that the length...