Pope remarks worry Christians in Mideast
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Extra security guards around churches in Egypt and Lebanon. Armed officers surrounding at least one. With the tensions over Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam still high, many in the Mideast's large Christian communities are worried about a backlash.
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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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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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Pope John Paul says the new millennium, which started with great hope, has been scarred by spreading terrorist attacks that have horrified humanity.
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VATICAN CITY -- Pope John Paul II offered Christmas wishes yesterday for a world where he said timid but hopeful efforts at peace coexist with worries over Iraq, the Holy Land, and Africa.
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LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy  - Vacation should be a time for Christians not only to relax but to get closer to God, Pope Benedict said on Sunday from his mountain retreat in the Italian Dolomites.
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Pope Benedict XVI began his pilgrimage among Turkey's tiny Christian communities Wednesday by paying homage to an Italian priest slain during Islamic protests and expressing sympathy for the pressures facing religious minorities in the Muslim world.
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President George W. Bush said on Saturday he felt "awe" in the presence of Pope Benedict, who urged the U.S. leader to seek "regional and negotiated" solution to Middle East conflicts like Iraq.
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BBC Europe editor Mark Mardell finds Turks wary of the Pope's historic visit and grapples with the religious row sparked by the pontiff's speech in Bavaria.
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Chicago Tribune - Surveying the world beyond the cloistered walls of its Roman enclave, the Vatican sees much to worry about: Terrorism, war, AIDS and poverty are ravaging the lives of many of its constituents around the globe.
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Pope Benedict told U.S. President George W. Bush on Saturday that the Vatican would like a "regional and negotiated" solution to Middle East conflicts, as anti-U.S. protesters converged on Rome.
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ROME -- The Vatican deployed diplomats to capitals of Muslim states yesterday in an effort to contain anger over Pope Benedict XVI's comments on Islam, as shadowy threats against the pontiff and Christianity multiplied.
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ROME -- Pope Benedict XVI brought together diplomats from more than 20 Islamic countries yesterday and told them that Christians and Muslims must overcome historical enmities and join to reject all forms of violence and intolerance.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert asks the Pope to urge Christians to denounce Holocaust denial, at talks in the Vatican.
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ASSISI, Italy  - Pope Benedict made one of his strongest peace appeals on Sunday, calling for an end to all wars and saying the people of the Middle East have had enough of "the horrors of combat, terrorism and blind violence".
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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.
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VATICAN CITY, June 9 -- President Bush on Saturday met for the first time with Pope Benedict XVI, who the Vatican said expressed concern about "the worrying situation in Iraq," especially the deteriorating plight of Christians there.