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...brother of America's first and only Catholic President. Ted Kennedy received his first Communion directly from Pope Pius XII, and his marriage in 1958 was performed by Cardinal Francis Spellman, the influential Archbishop of New York. His mother Rose once reportedly said that she'd dreamed that her youngest son would become a priest rather than a politician, destined to ultimately rise to bishop status. (See pictures of Pope Benedict XVI visiting America...
...Dutch court placed a 13-year-old girl in temporary custody on Friday, Aug. 28, after her parents insisted on supporting her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. Laura Dekker, an avid sailor who was reportedly born on a yacht during her parents' own around-the-world trip, told Dutch television before the court handed down its decision that she simply wanted to "learn about the world and to live freely...
...will not have the right to make decisions on her behalf for two months, at which time the case will be reviewed. Had her plans not been put on hold, Dekker, whose trip would take two years, would have been on track to shatter the world record for the youngest solo trip around the world, which was broken on Thursday by Mike Perham, 17, from the U.K. But now the Dutch court will have to judge just how young is too young to face the physical and emotional strain of setting out alone on the high seas. (See pictures...
...equipment failures. Along with the physical strain, he faced mental exhaustion brought on by isolation and sleep deprivation. At one point, he even had to turn off his tracking device when he reached pirate-infested waters to avoid being followed, as did the former holder of the title of youngest solo around-the-world sailor, American Zac Sunderland (who was older than Perham by several months...
...cancer. While his daughter Kara was undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital in the Mission Hill section of Boston, Kennedy used to stop for prayer at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica, the church where his funeral will take place on Saturday, Aug. 29. The amount of time her youngest child spent in churches would have surprised and gratified Rose Kennedy. In 1995, Teddy spoke of her legacy, "She sustained us in the saddest times by her faith in God, which was the greatest gift she gave...