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There are no speeches or writings, no public records to tell us what Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger - the future Pope Benedict XVI - thought of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. But the influential prelate, then head of the Vatican's office for internal doctrinal matters, clearly had a forceful opinion. Soon...
Yesterday the grand final featured a showdown between Stanford and Radcliffe, and the Cardinal took a 4.3 second advantage. A strong tailwind sped up the race, and choppy waves posed a challenge. The Black and White held its ground not ceding defeat until the final strokes.
Benedict's arrival in the U.S. is being seen as a make-or-break moment for Rome to regain the trust of its American flock, the third largest national contingent within a worldwide Catholic Church of 1.1 billion faithful. In recent days, the Vatican has confirmed that on at least...
John McCain is extraordinarily energetic for a 71-year-old; Barack Obama is remarkably grounded for a 46-year-old. But strategists for both candidates say that age could be an issue in a possible general-election face-off--although each camp sees it as a bigger problem for the...
The movies, TV and the stage never ran out of statesmen and supermen for Heston to play. He was Marc Antony (three times), Andrew Jackson (twice), Thomas Jefferson, Henry VIII, Cardinal Richelieu, Buffalo Bill. He did Macbeth on early live TV and Sir Thomas More in a small-screen revival...