Pope to visit "Mary's House" in Turkey
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Pope Benedict, pursuing a journey of fence-mending with Islam and Turkey, on Wednesday pays tribute to one of Christianity's most revered sites before heading to Istanbul, city at the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
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ISTANBUL, Nov. 30 -- Pope Benedict XVI slipped out of his red Prada loafers and padded in white slippered feet across the carpeted floor of Istanbul's revered Blue Mosque on Thursday, in only the second papal visit ever to a Muslim house of worship.
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Pope Benedict, speaking after a landmark trip to Turkey, described the country on Wednesday as an example of a secular Muslim state able to shun "fundamentalist degeneration".
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Pope Benedict, who drew fire from Muslims over his comments on Islam, is likely to make a hastily added stop at Istanbul's Blue Mosque on his trip to Turkey next week, the Vatican said on Saturday.
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Pope Benedict XVI was greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left Friday with Istanbul's chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.
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ANKARA, Turkey -- Pope Benedict XVI, who sparked Muslim anger in September when he quoted a 14th-century ruler's characterization of Islam as a religion spread by violence, reached further back for more conciliatory words yesterday as he began a four-day visit to Turkey, his first papal trip to a Muslim country.
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The Pope is to meet Muslim nations' envoys in an attempt to defuse a row between the Catholic Church and Islam.
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Pope Benedict's highly sensitive visit to Turkey shifts focus toward Vatican relations with Orthodox Christianity on Thursday after his conciliatory words about Islam soothed tensions with Turkish Muslims.
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Hundreds of thousands of people are are expected to attend an open-air mass today when Pope John Paul II visits the marian shrine in Loreto, about 125 miles northeast of Rome.
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Some of the strongest words came from Turkey, possibly putting in jeopardy Pope Benedict XVIÂs scheduled visit there in November.
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Turkish security teams fanned out across the Turkish capital on Tuesday before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI on his first visit to a predominantly Muslim country, where he faces public anger over his remarks on violence and Islam.
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Benedetto XVI nella seconda giornata di viaggio incontrerÃ  il Patriarca di IstanbulIn mattinata Ã¨ previsto invece un pellegrinaggio alla Casa di Maria a Efeso                                            Papa in Turchia, dopo l'Islam il giorno del dialogo con gli ortodossi
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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.
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Turkey prepared a muted welcome for Pope Benedict on Tuesday as the pontiff embarked on a highly sensitive visit to a mostly Muslim country still smarting from controversial comments he made about Islam.
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BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro  - Serbia-Montenegro's president said Wednesday he is preparing an invitation for Pope John Paul to visit the Balkan country.
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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".
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Pope Benedict XVI faces a delicate balancing act in Turkey as he tries to improve Christian-Muslim ties.