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Benedict XVI and Mozambique's president discussed their mutual satisfaction at the work of the Church in that country, and noted that Catholics are committed to a greater presence in the …
read moreFor the first time in history, a Saudi Arabian king visited a Pope today; the two discussed the need for collaboration among Christians, Muslims and Jews, especially in supporting the value of …
read moreBenedict XVI and the president of Paraguay discussed the role of Church and state in political life during a visit of the latter to the Vatican. Óscar Nicanor Duarte Frutos met with the Pope …
read moreBenedict XVI will receive Israeli President Shimon Peres in a private audience at Castel Gandolfo next month, confirmed the Holy See. The Vatican press office reported today that the Israeli …
read morePeace in the Middle East and interreligious dialogue were at the center of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's audience with Benedict XVI. Blair's 25-minute private audience with the Pope on …
read moreBenedict XVI received in audience the president of Mexico and discussed emigration, indigenous peoples, and the battle against violence and drug trafficking. The Pope and the Mexican leader …
read moreThe president of the Chilean bishops' conference urged his fellow countrymen to avoid provocations in the wake of General Augusto Pinochet's death Sunday. Bishop Alejandro Goic, in a statement …
read moreBenedict XVI received the Italian prime minister in office for the first time, and they reportedly talked about bioethics, the family and interreligious dialogue. Today's audience was the …
read moreBenedict XVI received Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. secretary of state, in a private audience at Castel Gandolfo, reported the Vatican. The Vatican press office did not issue any public …
read moreYesterday's report on the meeting between the Pope and Spain's head of government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, referred to him as the president of Spain. While this is, in fact, his formal …
read morePope Benedict XVI and Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero met for the first time on Saturday at the archbishop's residence in Valencia. The meeting began with a private conversation …
read moreThe president of the pontifical councils for Interreligious Dialogue and for Culture urged that Saddam Hussein not be sentenced to death, recalling that "human life is always inviolable." "The …
read moreThe Vatican's semiofficial newspaper expressed concern over Italy's decision to withdraw from an ethical statement which had blocked the European Union's funding of research with human …
read moreSwedish diplomat Hans Blix says the Pope can play an important role in the reduction of weapons of mass destruction, since his "moral authority is recognized by the whole world." On Wednesday, …
read moreBy Catherine Smibert Three European political figures recently came together in the Italian Parliament's Sala delle Colonne to offer their counterparts advice that Pope John Paul II would have …
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