In the Italian capital, Rome, Pope Benedict XVI celebrated with a vespers service in St Peter's Basilica to give thanks for 2012 and look ahead to 2013.

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Guernsey's lifeboat in St Peter Port dealt with 21 call outs, while Alderney's lifeboat launched 24 times.

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For his part, Pope Francis will begin the Church's most important liturgical season on Sunday with a Palm Sunday Mass in St Peter's Square.

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But Ryder Cup brothers Francesco and Edoardo Molinari were among those who failed to make it through to the final day at St Andrews, along with Swede Peter Hanson.

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Seven seats will be contested in the Vale, Castel and St Peter Port North, with 10, 10 and 15 candidates put forward so far in those respective parishes.

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Benedict will live in the converted Mater Ecclesiae convent just behind St Peter's Basilica, with his personal secretary, Georg Gaenswein.

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St Johnstone also made four changes, with Peter Enckelman, Jamie Adams, Kevin Moon and Peter MacDonald promoted to the starting XI at Easter Road.

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It retained St Helens with former Tory frontbencher Shaun Woodward while former minister Peter Mandelson was re-elected in Hartlepool.

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Additionally, Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff recently met with Southeast Asian American small business owners in St.

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Hamilton found the St Johnstone defence difficult to pass, with Michael Duberry and Steven Anderson limiting Accies' chances at breaching Peter Enckelman's goal.

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