21.   What would the pope say about a policy that takes money from the poor so it can be given as tax breaks to the rich and the middle class?

22.   Progress in the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians could open the way to a visit the pope has often said he wanted to make to the Holy Land.

23.   Andreotti declined to reveal what the pope said to him.

24.   At a meeting with East African clergy, the pope said the Church must act as a counterweight to the widespread problems in Africa.

25.   But in his speech, the pope said the Roman Catholic Church would do so.

26.   Castro said he might not agree with everything the pope said, but warmly thanked him for coming.

27.   During his general audience at the Vatican, the pope said his thoughts went out this Christmas to Bosnia.

28.   Hours after the attacks, the pope said he was praying for the souls of the victims and offered his condolences to their families.

29.   In a firm lecture to the crowd, the pope said young people must take the responsibility to give their lives meaning.

30.   In his document, the pope said there was no provision in church law to cover the category.