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...tournament held June 30 and July 1-up from just over 20 last year. But North Americans are not the only ones interested: many European countries have national sides, and fans, too (interest rose after the Doha matches were broadcast on the Eurosport satellite and cable network). There are Brazilian, Sudanese, Chinese, Iranian and Nepalese teams. A professional league has emerged in South Korea. In Japan, more than 50 teams compete in a national championship (up from the original six in 1989). And earlier this month, the Sepak Takraw Swiss Open in Basel drew five European nations and five Malaysian...
...Percentage of the Brazilian population that is Catholic; it was 74% a decade...
...such is no longer at the center of the debate, although the issues it raised remain so - today, the Church is conducting a more broadly defined debate about how to fight for social justice. For example, a group of progressive bishops last week sent a letter to the Brazilian National Bishops Conference urging a more enlightened stance on social issues...
...longtime ally of the liberation theology movement, to agree on making a central priority of shrinking of the gap between rich and poor, and challenging the "mercantilization" of human beings in an age of globalization. Benedict, on Friday, led the canonization ceremony in Sao Paulo for the first-ever Brazilian-born saint, an 18th century Franciscan priest named Frei Antonio San'Anna Galvao, admired for his work with the disadvantaged. He praised Frei Galvao's "willingness to be of service to the people whenever he was asked... a bringer of peace to souls and families, and a dispenser of charity...
...Benedict's first trip to Latin America, home to half the world's billion Catholics. Still, the 80-year-old Pope tried to strike positive notes through the rest of the surprisingly freewheeling encounter with the 70 or so reporters on board. He broke into a smile when a Brazilian reporter wondered if the German Pope has overlooked Latin America in the first two years of his papacy. "I love Latin America very much," Benedict said. "I know the great problems and [also] the human richness of this continent. It's the biggest Catholic continent and therefore the biggest responsibility...