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At Vatican and in Egypt, pope begins Holy Year pilgrimages
By John Thavis
Catholic News Service

CAIRO, Egypt (CNS) -- With a three-day visit to Egypt and a ``virtual'' journey to Iraq, Pope John Paul II began a long-anticipated series of Holy Year pilgrimages to the roots of the faith.

In Egypt Feb. 26, the pope prayed at the foot of Mount Sinai, where Moses received the Ten Commandments, and said God's law was still the only hope for modern society.
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