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Officials: Pakistan army to take on S. Waziristan
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Pakistan's army is readying itself for a major offensive against al-Qaida and Taliban in their stronghold in South Waziristan, intelligence officials said Friday, an operation likely to win U.S. praise _ yet face steep challenges.
The three intelligence officials did not specify a time frame, and the army would not confirm a local newspaper report that the offensive could begin within days. The military still needs a final nod from the government and is trying to strike deals with some local warlords in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan to support it or at least stay ...
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Who was Pope Benedict XV?(Biography)
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The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review
; The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit...clothbound; L12.95 paperback.) Benedict XV (1854-1922), born Giacomo...shortly after his election in 1978. Benedict XV's pontificate was to be obscured...
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THE UNKNOWN POPE: BENEDICT XV (1914-1922) AND THE PURSUIT OF PEACE.(Review) (book reviews)
Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter
; THE UNKNOWN POPE: BENEDICT XV (1914-1922) AND THE PURSUIT...one except Giacomo Delia Chiesa (Benedict XV) -- even John Paul I whose pontificate...two short-lived biographies of Benedict XV in English, one in 1940, the...
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The Unknown Pope: Benedict XV (1914-1922) and the Pursuit of Peace.
Magazine article from: Church History
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Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review
; ...Pii PP.X (1903) usque ad Pontificatum Benedicti PP.XV (1922). Edited by Zenon Pieta, O.F.M.Conv...was almost as long as the two pontificates of Pius X and Benedict XV combined but witnessed the erection of many more diocesan...
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NAME OF BENEDICT TAKES INSPIRATION FROM WWI PONTIFF.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
; ...cardinals he wanted to pay homage to Benedict XV, known for tireless efforts to...kind of leader he aspires to be. Benedict XV, pontiff from 1914 to 1922, had...Holy See from 1992 to 2002, said Benedict XV was "in many respects the first...
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Pope Benedict and namesake predecessors.(LETTERS)(FORUM)
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Magazine article from: National Catholic Reporter
; ...he made reference to both Pope Benedict XV (1914-22) and to St. Benedict, founder of Western monasticism. Benedict XV had been a healing and unifying...situation that the newly elected Benedict XV faced when he succeeded to the...
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What's in a name? New pope's choice of 'Benedict' reveals aspirations for peace, Europe
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; ...Benedict XVI told cardinals he admired Benedict XV, who led the church during the...the U.S.-led war in Iraq. Benedict XV, pontiff from 1914-22, angered...Vatican expert John-Peter Pham said Benedict XV was "in many respects the first...
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