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...Benedict disappointed those hoping that this four-day trip to Poland would bring an automatic proclamation of beatification, the final step before starting the canonization process toward sainthood. Still, he offered some hope on Saturday that John Paul could rise to saint status faster than any figure in modern church history. In one of the rare moments when he strayed from his prepared text, Benedict told a Polish crowd he hoped that "providence in the near future will offer us the chance to enjoy the beatification and canonization of John Paul...
...Cannes' marquee genre item was X-Men The Last Stand, which after its Cannes world premiere opens today on 3,688 North American screens. Gitesh Pandya of Box Office Guru predicts this third installment of the X-Men franchise will rake in $108 million over the four-day Memorial weekend...
...does not translate into a fizzling of faith. Poland in fact remains a bastion of traditional Catholicism in an increasingly secular Europe. Some 96% the population call themselves Roman Catholic, while 57% attend mass every Sunday. "Stand firm in your faith," Benedict told worshipers is the motto for the four-day trip. "I have very much wanted to make this visit to the native land and people of my beloved predecessor, the servant of God John Paul II," the Pope said. "I have come to follow in the footsteps of his life...
...first foreign trip last August, a similarly busy four-day visit to Cologne for World Youth Day, Benedict was still getting used to his papal robes. Some of the faithful, with the memory of John Paul's passing fresh in their minds, were likewise still taking measure of their new leader's subtler persona. Now, more than a year into his papacy, there is a sense that this longtime behind-the-scenes Vatican figure has found his comfort zone under the public spotlight. This time he wasn't even scared off, as he was last August, when photographers and cameramen...
...Texas, meanwhile, Governor Rick Perry wasn't taking any chances after the traffic nightmares that the state suffered during Hurricane Rita last year. This week he launched a four-day hurricane preparedness exercise - the largest ever in the state - and announced an expansion of the 211 evacuation hotline to help coastal residents without transportation or with special needs. Emergency responders are playing out preparations for a category 5 storm, with about 100 cities and counties participating. During the exercise, which lasts until Friday, officials in the five hurricane evacuation zones will practice responding to an evacuation call. Part...