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...traditional five-year waiting period, initiating what some have called a "fast-track" canonization process. The first major step, the establishment of her "heroic virtue," proceeded quickly. However, verifiable reports of posthumous miracles have apparently been scarce. Teresa was beatified after the first one in 2003. But on Sep. 5 Teresa's successor, Sister Nirmala, told Agence France Presse that "We are waiting for a second miracle for sainthood to the Mother." The cure of Fr. Thomas, who had reportedly known Mother Teresa for 18 years before her death, occurred that...
Beyond the art thieves linked to established organized crime networks, Rutelli also said there is evidence that terrorists were getting rich off the racket. "There are conversations in which [Sep. 11 suicide bomber] Mohammed Atta was talking about some of the financing of terrorism... coming from the illicit art trafficking market," he said. But Rutelli said there is also a "scientific" motivation for his unprecedented push to resolve these standoffs directly with the musuems. "The issue is also one of context. If you have a stolen masterpiece, you don't know its history. You don't know where it comes...
...stretch that began on Sep. 7 and ended yesterday, the No. 11 Harvard men’s soccer team has handed out losses to New England challengers left and right. The Crimson, which outscored its opponents, 9-3, in that span, improved its undefeated record to 6-0 and climbed two spots in the national rankings. “I am very proud of them,” head coach John Kerr said. “We have asked a lot of them this past week...and they have come through with flying colors.” Harvard will rest...
...with that "two-million-euro-a-day" figure (which equals about $2.7 million a day) still buzzing in the ears of government officials, investors and ordinary Italians, Alitalia is making its next move to stave off collapse. On Sep. 7, Alitalia's board is expected to finalize the details of what it is billing as a "survival/transition" plan for 2008-2010. Cynics will liken it to the allotment of a few fire extinguishers for the Hindenburg. Union officials have said that the plan calls for the company to try raise up to 1.5 billion euros in capital, cut some...
...Sep. 12, 2006: Lecture on Faith and Reason at the University of Regensburg...