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Friday, April 08, 2005 (Philippines)
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| German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, left, watches as the coffin containing the body of Pope John Paul II is carried to St. Peter's Basilica at end of the funeral mass at the Vatican, Friday. (AP photo) |
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VATICAN CITY (updated 7:30 p.m.) -- Presidents, prime ministers and kings joined pilgrims and prelates in St. Peter's Square on Friday to bid farewell to Pope John Paul II at a funeral service that drew millions to Rome for one of the largest religious gatherings of modern times.
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Arroyo arrives at the Vatican
| MANILA -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead the Filipino community in a special mass in the Vatican for the repose of the soul of Pope John Paul II, who will be buried Friday afternoon. |
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Supreme Court rules anew: Try Ecleo in Cebu
| CEBU CITY -- For the second time, the Supreme Court (SC) denied the request of former mayor Ruben Ecleo Jr. to transfer the trial of his parricide case from Cebu to Manila. |
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Vigilantes kill 2 'gang members'
| DAVAO CITY -- After a day of rest, vigilante killings continued, victimizing in separate incidents two men who were reportedly members of a gang, in Buhangin and Sasa, Davao City, on Wednesday night. |
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