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Pope 'to visit Holy Land in May'
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by mudricky | December 28, 2008 at 03:51 pm
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It has been reported that Pope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to the Holy Land in May.
These claims were made by the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem.
He is expected to visit Nazareth and Bethlehem during the trip.
Pope 'to visit Holy Land in May'
Pope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to the Holy Land in May, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem has said.
Fouad Twal said the Pope wished to pray with the people of Jerusalem and acquire first-hand knowledge of the difficult conditions facing the region.
Archbishop Twal did not give specific dates for the visit but reports suggest the pontiff could travel to Jordan, Israel and the West Bank in mid-May.
He is expected to visit Nazareth and Bethlehem during the trip.
While he is there, Pope Benedict will also meet the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
The trip will be his first visit to the Middle East since his election as pontiff in 2005.
Archbishop Twal, the Vatican's most senior representative in the Holy Land, gave the first official confirmation of the trip during his Christmas message.]
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at 23:39 on December 28th, 2008
This Pope needs to get out more - he's pretty low profile except when making suggestions around issues like homosexuality which I believe the Vatican recently said was something to combat with the same force that we are tackling global warming. If his visit can help bring peace then that's good.