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Pope Hails Easter Conversions

Posted Mar 23, 08 1:27 PM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Easter Mass today, hailing the miracle of conversion, "which renews itself even today" before a rain-soaked crowd in St. Peter's Square and calling for an end to hostilities in "Darfur and Somalia, the tormented Middle East, especially the Holy Land, Iraq, Lebanon, and Tibet." His address followed the controversial baptism of a high-profile Muslim journalist, BBC reports.

Magdi Allam, a director of Italy's top newspaper and a supporter of Israel, was baptized yesterday on the sly with other traditional Easter eve adult converts—to the greater disapproval of his Muslim critics. Meanwhile, Easter celebrations in the Holy Land were less benign: Security in Jerusalem was bumped up to ward off a possible Hezbollah attack, the AP reports.

Sources: BBC, Associated Press, Associated Press

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Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful as he celebrates mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)
A view of people under umbrellas attending mass led by Pope Benedict XVI in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Benedict XVI, at center under white umbrella, on his way with other prelates to celebrate mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, on Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008.   (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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