Pope talks of his &#39;apprehension&#39; for Iraq
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The Pope has called for peace in Iraq and Sudan during his traditional Christmas message in freezing rain in front of thousands of pilgrims to Rome.
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Pope John Paul met Iraq&#39;s interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi on Thursday and told him he hoped a democratic and multi-ethnic Iraq would emerge from &quot;the tragic sufferings of recent years.
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10 September 2004 -- Iraq&#39;s interim President Ghazi Ajil al-Yawir arrived in Rome today for talks with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as Rome is trying to secure the release of two Italian female aid workers being held in Iraq.
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Pope Benedict XVI plans to discuss Iraq and the plight of Christians in that war-torn country when he meets for the first time with President Bush this week, the Vatican No. 2 said in an interview published Sunday.
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Iraq's president  is set to meet Italy's prime minister as Rome works to free two women hostages in Baghdad.
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The Iraqi Catholic archbishop of Mosul was kidnapped at gunpoint on Monday and the Vatican demanded his quick release and deplored what it branded an act of terrorism.
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VATICAN CITY -- With thousands of Italians converging on Rome to decry the war in Iraq, President Bush received a more subtle but pointed message yesterday about America's Middle East policy in his first meeting with Pope Benedict XVI.
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Chancellor Gordon Brown will have an audience with Pope Benedict XVI during a trip to Rome to launch a scheme aimed at providing life-saving vaccines to millions of children in the developing world.Mr Brown ...Comment
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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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Pope John Paul II has spoken out against attacks on Iraq&#39;s Christian community after the bombing of two churches in the northern city of Mosul.
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Pope Benedict meets Muslim   ambassadors and Italian Islamic leaders later on Monday in an   unprecedented move to try to defuse anger over his use of a   medieval text which says their religion was spread by violence.
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Pope John Paul appealed yesterday for the release of the French and other hostages in Iraq, saying human beings could not be treated like merchandise.
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Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam and holy war that have angered much of the Muslim world are in line with his efforts to spare religion from violence and extremism.
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Pope John Paul says he has fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hotspots, though he hopes that what he calls timid peace-building efforts will eventually bear fruit.
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The Catholic archbishop of the Iraqi city of Mosul was kidnapped Monday in what the Vatican called an "act of terrorism."
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Pope Benedict XVI calls for a dialogue between Muslims and Christians as he starts a four-day visit to Turkey.
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Pope Benedict will meet Muslim   ambassadors to the Vatican and Italian Islamic leaders on   Monday to try to calm anger over his use of a medieval text   which says their religion was spread by violence.