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Pope falls, breaks wrist

Jul. 17, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI was briefly hospitalized after suffering a minor fracture to his wrist, the Vatican said Friday.
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Pope Benedict XVI shows fondness for red

VATICAN CITY, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Papal observers say Pope Benedict XVI is showing a fondness for red hats, like the one he wore at the Vatican Wednesday's weekly general audience.

Pope Benedict visits Auschwitz

BIRKENAU, Poland, May 28 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI visited the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp at the end of his tour of Poland, the BBC reported Sunday.

Benedict becomes first pope to don earbuds

VATICAN CITY, March 8 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI has become to the first pontiff to don earbuds after being given an iPod Nano as a gift from the staff of Vatican Radio.

Pope Benedict XVI plans trip to Poland

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI plans a trip to Poland in May, including a visit to the concentration camp at Auschwitz for prayers.

Pope Benedict appeals for Mideast peace

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- In his first Christmas Eve message as pontiff, Pope Benedict XVI Saturday pleaded for peace in the Middle East.

Pope's home to be made a museum

BAVARIA, Germany, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The owner of Pope Benedict XVI's Bavarian birthplace is considering selling it to a German church group that wants to make it a museum.

Pope visits Cologne for youth day

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI made his first trip as pope to his German homeland to promote enthusiasm among people attending the World Youth Day in Cologne.

Pope Benedict deplores London attacks

VATICAN CITY, July 7 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI, in a message to the victims, deplored the London bomb attacks as "anti-human and anti-Christian."

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Pope says he's not a king

VATICAN CITY, Vatican City, May 7 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday at the basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome that he was not a king but "a servant of the servants of God."
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler