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1046 Synod of Sutri: German king Henry III removes Popes Gregory VI
1046 Benedict us IX and Silvester III and names Bishop Siutger, Pope Clemens II
1448 Pope Nicolaas V named Utrechts bishop Rudolf of Diepholt, cardinal
1926 Pope Pius XI convicts fascist pursuit in Italy
1935 Pope Pius XI publishes encyclical Ad Catholici Sacerdotii
1975 Pope Paul VI named J Willebrands archbishop of Utrecht
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401 St. Anastasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
Today in Church History
1352 Etienne Aubert elected as Pope Innocentius VI
1947 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Optissima Pax
Christian stores and Church in southern Egypt attacked by muslim extremists
Rome, Itlay,Dec.18,2007 (CINS/CNA).- Thirteen businesses belonging to Christians, as well as the façade of a church, have been attacked by Muslim extremists during the last week in Isna in southern Egypt.
According to Egyptian security officials, at least seven Muslims have been arrested as suspects in the attacks. The AGI news agency reported that “tensions between the local Christian and Muslim communities increased last Wednesday when a group of Islamic followers surrounded a Christian-owned business and destroyed the windows, probably as an act of revenge.”
AGI also reported that two days earlier, a Muslim man was arrested and then released after he was accused of robbery by a Christian man.
Today in Church History
283 St. Gaius begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1526 Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition
1538 Pope Paul III excommunicated England's King Henry VIII