Bon voyage

Pope Benedict XVI has set the dates for his trips to the Middle East. From May 8 to 15, the pope is expected to visit Amman, Jordan; Jerusalem and Nazareth in Israel; and Bethlehem in the West Bank, the Vatican said in a statement. According to the NY Times: Benedict’s would be the second official […]

Pope Benedict XVI has set the dates for his trips to the Middle East. From May 8 to 15, the pope is expected to visit Amman, Jordan; Jerusalem and Nazareth in Israel; and Bethlehem in the West Bank, the Vatican said in a statement.

According to the NY Times: Benedict’s would be the second official visit by a pope to Israel, after Pope John Paul II’s historic visit in 2000. Pope Paul VI made an unofficial visit to the Holy Land in 1964 but never mentioned the State of Israel.


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