No plans for pope to visit Israel
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The Vatican on Monday ruled out a trip by Pope Benedict XVI to Israel in the immediate future, saying the two sides must settle long-standing differences over property, tax exemptions and visas.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said yesterday that he would never let Yasser Arafat be buried in Jerusalem but would honor a commitment to allow him to return to the West Bank when he finishes medical treatment in France.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has spurned a call by his defense minister to consider halting excavations near Jerusalem's most sacred Islamic shrine that have angered Muslims, an official said on Thursday.
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A long-desired trip by Pope John Paul II to Russia could only occur if the Vatican renounces efforts to expand Rome-affiliated churches in traditional Christian Orthodox areas, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejects calls to consider a truce with Hamas unless it recognises Israel and renounces violence.
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ASSISI, Italy -- Pope Benedict XVI made a pilgrimage to the birthplace of St. Francis yesterday, lamenting the violence in the Middle East and decrying "the illusion" that force could resolve conflicts.
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Officials at the Archdiocese of New York have decided not to invite President Bush and Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry to the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner.
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VATICAN CITY - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asked Pope Benedict to denounce a conference in Iran questioning the Holocaust, an Olmert aide said on Wednesday.The Israeli leader and the ...Comment
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A United Nations anti-racism panel has questioned Israel's policy on preserving holy sites, asking the country to explain whether it protects places considered sacred to religions other than Judaism.
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Israel will not participate in an international Mideast conference Britain is considering hosting, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said today.
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Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says his country will not take part in an expected Middle East conference.
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Israel's prime minister asked Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday to urge Christians to protest Holocaust denials, Israeli government officials said.
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Israel says it will not limit the number of Muslims at Jerusalem's holy site during the Ramadan fasting month.
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A shortage of priests has some calling for a loosening of the traditional restrictions, but Benedict makes clear it won't happen on his watch
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Pope Benedict XVI expressed concerns to President Bush about the Middle East, according to the Vatican.
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Israel prevented Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh returning to Gaza from a trip abroad on Thursday to stop him bringing in money donated by Muslim states.
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Pope Benedict XVI has canceled a planned visit to a prestigious Italian university after a protest by academics and students attacked his views on Galileo, the Vatican confirmed Tuesday.