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Pope addresses Holocaust, Mideast conflict on Israel visit

May. 11, 2009
Pope Benedict XVI urged the Israelis and Palestinians to find a "just resolution" to their long-running conflict as he arrived in Israel Monday.
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VATICAN CITY, March 9 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI says peace for the Middle East will be on his mind when he travels to Israel in May to walk where Jesus is said to have walked.

Olmert says pope planning Israel trip

JERUSALEM, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday Pope Benedict XVI will visit Israel in May.

Pope likely to visit Turkey's Blue Mosque

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.

Blair to invite pope to England

LONDON, May 28 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair plans to invite Pope Benedict XVI to visit England when the two meet next weekend.

Pope Benedict visits Auschwitz

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.

Peres: Pope to visit Israel in 2007

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.

Pope Benedict XVI plans trip to Poland

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.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler