21. This is only the second time in history that a Roman Catholic pope visited the land where Christ was born and crucified. 22. An old joke advises that if you want development money, arrange for the pope to visit your church or town. 23. And leaders of the underground church hope the pope will visit Taiwan, a move that would probably delay relations with Beijing. 24. Both oppose the long-standing U.S. embargo on Cuba, which the pope recently visited. 25. Bleich said Monday that he would have preferred that the pope visit the Jewish memorial about a half mile away from the Soviet monument. 26. But a top Vatican cardinal said otherwise on Saturday as the pope visited Fatima to beatify two of the three children from the story. 27. Castro is one of the few world leaders John Paul has never met and Cuba is the only Latin America nation the much-traveled pope has not visited. 28. Cities the pope will visit. 29. Croats from Herzegovina wonder why the pope is visiting predominantly Muslim Sarajevo, rather than their predominantly Catholic territory. 30. Croats from the southern region of Herzegovina wonder why the pope is visiting predominantly Muslim Sarajevo, rather than their predominantly Catholic territory. |