Pontiff to meet with Saudi king
From Times Wire Reports
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah will meet Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday in the first encounter between a pope and a Saudi monarch, the Vatican said.
Abdullah is on a European tour, and Benedict has been attempting to increase dialogue between Roman Catholics and Muslims. The Vatican and Saudi Arabia do not have diplomatic relations, but the Holy See has ties with many other Islamic nations.
The pope also plans to meet the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, in December, Italian news agencies reported.
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