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Pope John Paul II to Be Beatified May 1

VATICAN CITY - The pope on Friday signed off on the miracle needed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II, and set May 1 as the date to honor one of the most beloved popes of all times as a model of saintliness for the church. Pope Benedict XVI said in a decree that a French nun's recovery from Parkinson's disease was...

Pope Creates First Australian Saint, 5 Others

VATICAN CITY (Oct. 17) -- Pope Benedict XVI gave Australia its first saint on Sunday, canonizing a 19th century nun who was briefly excommunicated and also declaring five other saints in a Mass attended by tens of thousands of people. Speaking in Latin on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica, Benedict solemnly read out the...

Saints Grind Out Win Against Vikings in Opener

NEW ORLEANS (Sept. 10) -- Who dat said dey'd only score 14 points? Who dat? Who dat? No dat around here. Yet there were the high-powered, high-flying New Orleans Saints, defending Super Bowl champions and darlings to the region, opening the 2010 NFL season Thursday night minus the expected fireworks and settling --...

Minorities Still Finding Offensive Coordinator Jobs Out of Their Reach

The NFL's 91st season debuts on Thursday night, but only the last half of the league's history provides a distinguishable diversity march. Since minority players were included in 1946, other benchmark years include Bill Walsh's minority coaching fellowships that originated in 1987 and the Rooney Rule that helped create...

Colts Beat Saints, Newspaper Reports

(Feb. 8) -- Colts win the Super Bowl! In the rare case that you missed Sunday's game, woke up on Monday and checked the front page of the Virginian-Pilot's sports section to find out which team came out victorious, you would have learned that the Indianapolis Colts defeated the underdog New Orleans Saints by a score of...