VATICAN CITY, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Wednesday asked Pope Benedict XVI to urge Christians to protest this week's Holocaust denial conference in Iran.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Security in Istanbul was tight Saturday ahead of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, his first official trip to a largely Muslim country.
VATICAN CITY, June 3 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Pope Benedict XVI discussed religious extremism for 40 minutes Saturday in the pope's study at the Vatican.
LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to invite Pope Benedict XVI to visit England when the two meet next weekend.
BIRKENAU, Poland, May 28 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI visited the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp at the end of his tour of Poland, the BBC reported Sunday.
VATICAN CITY, April 6 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI plans to visit Israel early next year, Israel's Shimon Peres said following a 40-minute Vatican meeting with the pontiff.
VATICAN CITY, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI plans a trip to Poland in May, including a visit to the concentration camp at Auschwitz for prayers.
BAVARIA, Germany, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The owner of Pope Benedict XVI's Bavarian birthplace is considering selling it to a German church group that wants to make it a museum.
VATICAN CITY, Italy, July 30 (UPI) -- Israel and the Vatican continue their dispute over a statement by Pope Benedict XVI condemning terrorist attacks without mentioning a recent bombing in Israel.
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 25 (UPI) -- The Israeli Foreign Ministry Monday protested the pope's failure to mention Israel among the countries suffering from recent terrorist attacks.
