61.   The consensus was that the pope is far too savvy a politician for that.

62.   The Catholic Church has never officially embraced the shroud as authentic, but the pope will be among the pilgrims who view it.

63.   The official said the pope was prepared to consider such specific changes as giving the local church more say in the way bishops are chosen.

64.   The pope has been to Africa several times, she says.

65.   The pope is a man of great holiness and integrity.

66.   The pope is against the death penalty.

67.   The pope is infallible, but that does not mean he is always right.

68.   The pope is stridently opposed to the death penalty.

69.   The pope is to arrive on Thursday morning and, until this week, the organizers were clearly worried that the turnout might fall short of his expectations.

70.   The pope is to visit them Monday at the San Carlos Seminary here.