Pope makes further Muslim-Christian gesture
19727
EFES, Turkey  - Turkey on Wednesday praised the conciliatory tone of Pope Benedict during his visit to the predominantly Muslim country and his apparent new support for Ankara's bid to join the European Union.
372822
Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue  Mosque on Thursday and appeared to pray alongside an Islamic  cleric during the visit that made him only the second Roman  Catholic Pontiff to enter a mosque.
578533
Pope Benedict XVI's apology for comments on Islam receives a mixed response but fails to end anger.
391843
Pope Benedict wound up a fence-mending visit to Turkey on Friday amid praise from the local press for visiting Istanbul's Blue Mosque and praying toward Mecca "like Muslims".
527175
Pope Benedict XVI calls for a dialogue between Muslims and Christians as he starts a four-day visit to Turkey.
2754
Pope Benedict embarked on Tuesday on a highly sensitive visit to Turkey, saying his four-day trip would be an opportunity for reconciliation and dialogue between Christians and Muslims.
439655
The Pope reaches out to Orthodox Christians as he returns bones looted during the Crusades.
279675
Pope Benedict told Turkey on Tuesday he backed its bid to join the European Union and believed Islam was a religion of peace, hoping to soothe rows overshadowing a delicate visit to the mainly Muslim country.
139593
Pope Benedict ended a sensitive,  fence-mending visit to Turkey on Friday amid praise for  visiting Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque and praying there facing  toward Mecca "like Muslims."
217822
CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict assured   Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to   dialogue as he met envoys to defuse anger at his use of quotes   saying their faith was spread by violence.
719602
Pope Benedict XVI's comments on religious radicalism are another sign of his intention to bring his voice into one of the world's most critical showdowns: Islam's internal struggles between moderates and extremists.
114388
ISTANBUL -- Turkey's top Islamic cleric asked Pope Benedict XVI yesterday to take back recent remarks he made about Islam and unleashed a string of counteraccusations against Christianity, raising tensions before the pontiff's November visit -- his first to a Muslim country.
142974
Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.
462585
Pope Benedict backed Ankara's EU entry  bid and said Islam was a religion of peace on Tuesday,  according to Turkey's prime minister, in a bid to soothe rows  over his views in the mostly Muslim state.
704644
Pope Benedict XVI pressed ahead with his appeals for a unified church Thursday as he a celebrated a Mass in St. Peter&#039;s Basilica attended by a delegation of Orthodox Christians.
80036
Pope Benedict visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Thursday, only the second Roman Catholic Pontiff to take such a step, and prayed silently in another gesture of reconciliation to the Muslim world.
678902
Pope John Paul II met Thursday with Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, encouraging him to press ahead with a "spirit of dialogue and tolerance" in his turbulent region.