Bush reassures pope on Iraq&#39;s Christians, mends fences with Prodi
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US President George W. Bush sought Saturday to reassure Pope Benedict XVI over the plight of Iraq&#39;s minority Christians and also to mend fences with Italy&#39;s premier Romano Prodi after months of bilateral tensions.
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Security is tightened in Rome ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's first appearance since making comments angering Muslims.
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CASTELGANDOLOFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict said on Sunday he hoped Iraq's Christian minority could continue to live in peace with the Muslim majority in a country where people of both religions faced tragedy on a daily basis.
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Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and British counterpart Tony Blair issued a cautionary statement to their US ally George W. Bush and the new Iraqi government to resolve the conflict in the Shiite holy city of Najaf without damaging its Muslim holy site.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that its war against Christianity and the West will go on until Islam takes over the world, and Iran's supreme leader called for more protests over the pontiff's remarks on Islam.
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Pope John Paul II led prayers for peace and a more tranquil future, pilgrims flocked to Bethlehem and Iraqis stayed away from church for fear of bomb attacks as Christians around the world celebrated Christmas over the weekend.
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US President George W Bush is in Italy for his first meeting with the Pope, on the latest stage of his European tour.
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Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes Saturday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace coexist with worries over over Iraq, the Holy Land and several tragic conflicts in Africa.
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Iraq's interim prime minister made a quick but productive stop in Rome Thursday, receiving Italy's commitment to keep its troops in the U.S.-led coalition as long as needed and Pope John Paul II's pledge that the church will do its part to help build democracy in the country.
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VATICAN CITY, NOV. 4, 2004 .- John Paul II condemned the present &quot;senseless violence&quot; in Iraq and encouraged the establishment of democracy in the country, when he received Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in audience.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict assured   Muslims on Monday that he respected them and was committed to   dialogue, in an unprecedented encounter to defuse anger at his   use of quotes saying their faith was spread by the sword.
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VATICAN CITY -- After a season of apparent policy slip-ups, Pope Benedict XVI is shuffling top advisers and bringing in veteran diplomats closely identified with Vatican policy in Iraq and the Middle East.
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Pope Benedict XVI refused a recent request by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the Middle East and Iraq, Vatican sources say. Senior Vatican sources told the BBC the Pope does not normally receive politicians on his annual holiday at the Castelgandolfo residence near Rome. But one leading Italian newspaper said it was an evident snub by the Vatican towards the Bush administration.
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U.S. President George W. Bush visits the Church of the Beatitudes on the shore of the Sea of Galilee on Friday during a Holy Land visit aimed at breathing life into Middle East peace talks.
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Pope Benedict XVI focused on healing the rift between the once-united Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches.
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OTTAWA (CP) - US President George W. Bush swooped into town Tuesday for a whirlwind visit designed to begin mending international fences in the wake of the Iraq war.
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President George W. Bush said on  Saturday he felt &quot;awe&quot; in the presence of Pope Benedict, a  fellow religious conservative who urged him to seek &quot;regional  and negotiated&quot; solutions to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.