1.   In Guatemala, the pontiff on Tuesday expressed hope for peace in the only country in the region still suffering a civil war.

2.   Israel has been pushing for a papal trip to boost millennium celebrations, and the pontiff has expressed a keen desire to visit.

3.   McCarrick said the pontiff expressed concern for the victims, church members and the future of the priesthood.

4.   The pontiff has long expressed a desire to visit the holy city, and Netanyahu was likely to renew an Israeli invitation.

5.   The pontiff also expressed concern that not all women in Oceania have a free say in getting married.

6.   The pontiff long has expressed his goal to visit the holy city by the new millennium.

7.   The pontiff has expressed a wish for an extensive pilgrimage to biblical sites, including Greece and parts of the Middle East such as Egypt and Jerusalem.

8.   While the pontiff frequently has expressed support for Palestinian rights, it was a rare mention of the Kurds.

9.   The pontiff also expressed his wish to see harmony gain ground in the Middle East and the return of hope to African nations ravaged by war and hatred.