Pius VI (1717-1799), who was pope from 1775 to 1799, reigned during one of the most critical periods in the history of the Church. He combated, with little success, the anticlericalism of the Enlighte...
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Vienna (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI's September 7-9 visit to Austria,
his first to another European country in 2007, is a likely home-game
for German-born Joseph Ratzinger.
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand didn't let his club foot stand in the way of success.His aristocratic parents told him the birth defect made him unfit to inherit property or for a military career. Hi...
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PREVIEW: Austria welcomes Pope Benedict XVI
