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WASHINGTON – Pope Benedict XVI held an unscheduled meeting with victims of priestly sexual abuse, shortly after pledging the church’s continued efforts to help heal the wounds caused by such acts.

VATICAN CITY – Little did this pre-eminent surgeon from the tiny Republic of San Marino know that becoming an ambassador to the even smaller Vatican City State would give him a new platform from which to heal the world.

UNITED NATIONS – Pope Benedict XVI gave the United Nations a dense and complex speech April 18. Here are four key phrases to help unlock its meaning:

UNITED NATIONS – Neither government nor religion has a right to change or limit human rights, because those rights flow from the dignity of each person created in God’s image, Pope Benedict XVI said.

NEW YORK – Pope Benedict XVI arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport slightly ahead of schedule April 18, but two students from the Brooklyn Diocese’s Catholic schools were ready for him.

NEW YORK – Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Brazil’s representative to the United Nations, said the pope’s April 18 U.N. visit will confirm the resolve of delegations to fulfill the world body’s purposes, “including peace among nations, the respect for human rights and development for all.”

WASHINGTON – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks to representatives of others religions at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center April 17.

WASHINGTON – Here is the text of Pope Benedict XVI’s greetings to the Jewish community for Passover (Pesach); his remarks were read at the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center April 17.

WASHINGTON – People who had a professional interest in the April 17 papal Mass at Nationals Stadium – security, media reps, choirs, musicians, stadium facilitators, food coordinators and souvenir vendors – began arriving as early as 3 a.m.

Dave Lanham, athletic director at St. Mary’s High School, Annapolis, will leave his post at the end of the academic year for a similar position at Meade High School in Anne Arundel County.