Date of source: Thursday, October 13, 2005
Sir Cyril Townsend writes about the historic visit Israeli President, Moshe Katzav, is to pay to the Vatican on November 17.
Date of source: Saturday, May 28, 2005
Dr. ‘Abd Allāh al-Turkī, the secretary general of the World Muslim League (WML), called on Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church, to resume the dialogue with Islam and Muslims and discuss all problems of Muslims in Italy with Italian Minister of Interior Giuseppe Pisanu.
Date of source: Sunday, May 15, 2005
In 1981, late Pope John Paul II appointed Joseph Ratzinger (the current Pope) to be the chairman of a committee entrusted with inspecting those who quit the Catholic creed. This means that the head of this committee is "necessarily dogmatic,” or in other words the possessor of the absolute truth.
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church said, during his inauguration ceremony, that he would continue the Muslim-Christian dialogue. Such a statement is most welcomed by Muslims.
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2005
Benedict XVI, Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, praised during his installation what he called the common spiritual heritage of Christians and Jews.
The pontiff offered greetings to “my Jewish brothers and sisters, with whom we are joined by a great shared spiritual heritage, one rooted in God’s...
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2000 to Friday, March 17, 2000
"... In the weekly sermon in Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope, made apologies for the way the church treated the scientist Galileo who said the earth revolves around the sun. The Pope also spoke about the pain the Crusaders caused for the people in the East. This will also be discussed in the meeting...