Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam
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Pope Benedict XVI says he is sorry about the offence caused by his speech referring to the Muslim faith.
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CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy  - Pope Benedict told Muslim   envoys on Monday that Christian and Muslim believers must   reject all forms of violence, in an audience aimed at defusing   anger over a speech seen as depicting Islam as violent.
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Indian Muslim leaders and political parties have demanded an apology from Pope Benedict XVI for his remarks implicitly linking violence and Islam.
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A Muslim Labour peer calls for an apology after Pope Benedict XVI's comments on holy war.
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Church experts said it appeared to be first time a pope has made such a direct apology.
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Leaders across the Muslim world demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologize for his remarks on Islam and jihad, but the Vatican stopped short of doing so Saturday, saying instead the pontiff "sincerely regrets" that Muslims were offended.
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Pope Benedict said on Sunday he   was "deeply sorry" at the anger caused by his remarks on Islam   and said a quote he used from a medieval text about holy wars   did not reflect his personal thoughts.
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The Vatican used the stage of   the United Nations on Wednesday to try to make amends for   remarks by Pope Benedict that drew fury from Muslims worldwide.
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Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that he has "deep respect" for Islam and that he hopes his recent remarks that sparked anger from Muslims lead to dialogue among religions.
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Pope Benedict XVI is "extremely upset" that Muslims have been offended by some of his words in a recent speech in Germany, the Vatican said Saturday.
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Pope Benedict told Muslims on   Saturday he was sorry they had found his speech on Islam   offensive, expressing his respect for their faith and hoping   they would understand the "true sense" of his words.
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Pope Benedict sets off on Tuesday  on one of the most delicate trips by a Pontiff, visiting  Turkey, where resentment is seething over his comments on Islam  and opposition to Ankara's EU bid.
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Pope Benedict XVI's renewed apology for remarks he made on Islam has received a mixed response. Will his apology quell the anger?
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President Bush on Monday tried to soothe Muslims' outrage over Pope Benedict XVI's remarks about Islam.
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Vatican relations with the Islamic world must be restarted from square one because Muslims insist on misinterpreting Pope Benedict's recent comments on Islam, Germany's top Catholic cardinal said in an article on Wednesday.
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Newspaper editorialists said that Muslims had overreacted to Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam, even if some thought they had been ill judged.
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Pope Benedict starts one of the most delicate trips ever made by a pontiff on Tuesday when he travels to Turkey to face simmering anger sparked by his comments on Islam and his past opposition to Ankara's EU bid.