Pope Mideast Trip

Pope Visit Low Attendance Blamed On Israeli Police By Jerusalem Church Leader

New York Times | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


A church leader on Wednesday criticized what he described as excessive Israeli security surrounding the recent visit here of Pope Benedict XVI, blamin...

At End Of Mideast Trip, Pope Says Peace Possible

AP | STEVEN GUTKIN and ARIEL DAVID | Posted 06.15.2009 | World


JERUSALEM — Pope Benedict XVI ended his pilgrimage to the Holy Land Friday with a stirring call for peace at the site of Jesus' crucifixion and ...

Vatican Called Out For Denying Pope's Admitted, Forced Hitler Youth Membership

Telegraph | Posted 06.12.2009 | World


The Vatican blundered into a fresh public relations fiasco on Tuesday after seeking to rewrite the biography of Pope Benedict XVI by denying that he w...

Pope Mideast Trip Different Than John Paul's

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI begins a weeklong tour in the Middle East on Friday, a self-described "pilgrim of peace" seeking to strengthen ...

Pope Mideast Trip Begins In Jordan

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


AMMAN, Jordan — Pope Benedict XVI began his first trip to the Middle East on Friday, expressing his "deep respect" for Islam and hopes that the ...

Pope Mideast Trip Begins Tomorrow, Despite His Tendency To Infuriate Jews, Muslims

AP | VICTOR L. SIMPSON | Posted 06.07.2009 | World


VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI begins a weeklong tour in the Middle East on Friday, a self-described "pilgrim of peace" seeking to strengthen ...

Pope Mideast Trip May Include Iraq

Earth Times | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


A report published in a leading Baghdad daily that Pope Benedict XVI may visit Iraq in mid-May as part of his tour of the Middle East sparked instant ...

Pope's Holy Land Visit: Some Muslims Angry About Visit

AP | DIAA HADID | Posted 05.30.2009 | World


NAZARETH, Israel — A banner across the main square in Jesus' boyhood town condemns those who insult Islam's Prophet Muhammad _ a message by Musl...

Pope Mideast Trip: Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood Demands Apology For Prophet Muhammad Remarks

AP | JAMAL HALABY | Posted 05.22.2009 | World


AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's powerful Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday demanded Pope Benedict XVI apologize ahead of his Mideast tour for his previous ...