1.   In delivering that shot, the papal spokesman seemed to suggest that the second-highest official elected by Americans was a hypocrite.

2.   The papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls, asked about the abuse crisis in an interview with The New York Times last month, immediately honed in on homosexuality.

3.   Papal spokesman Joaqin Navarro-Valls said Rugova, who arrived in Rome Thursday, asked for the meeting with John Paul II.

4.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro said the two steered clear of the subject in the private talk.

5.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls denied that the visit to Babi Yar was intended to quell that criticism.

6.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls made the announcement after the Lebanese prime minister, Rafik Hariri, visited the pontiff in the Vatican.

7.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said the request was passed on to Clinton and Virginia Gov. George Allen.

8.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said Wednesday the Vatican is still awaiting a decision by the Castro government.

9.   Papal spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls sat at the dais, his first appearance before the media since the meeting began Tuesday.

10.   Pope John Paul II prayed Sunday for John F. Kennedy Jr. and recalled the tragic history of the family, the papal spokesman said.