VATICAN CITY, JULY 15, 2008 (Zenit.org).- When Benedict XVI returns from Australia, he will be visited in Castel Gandolfo by the prime minister of Iraq.
Nouri al-Maliki will visit the Pope on July 25, the Holy See reported.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Holy Father's secretary of state, will also meet with the Iraqi leader.
Al-Maliki has been the prime minister in Iraq since 2006. He has repeatedly condemned violence against the Christian minority of his country as an attack on all Iraqis.
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Iraqi Leader to Visit Benedict XVI
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