11.   For Israelis, the visit meant a kind of validation no pope had ever given the young nation.

12.   In all Wednesday, the pope gave the church three new Italian bishops, two Hispanic, one Irish, one French, one from India and one Vietnamese.

13.   In all Wednesday, the pope gave the church three new Italian bishops, two Spaniards, one Irish, one French, one from India and one Vietnamese.

14.   It marred an otherwise festive occasion for the Palestinians, who heard the pope give moral weight to their statehood claims as the world watched.

15.   Just a year ago, the pope gave the U.N. leader a private audience and a blessing when Annan was in Rome for a conference.

16.   The pope gave Annan a private audience and a blessing when the U.N. chief came to Rome a year ago.

17.   The pope gave Fidel a brightly colored mosaic portrait of Christ.

18.   The pope gave no details of his letter.

19.   The pope gave the address from the window of the papal apartments rather than the balcony above the basilica doors, where it is traditionally delivered.

20.   The pope also gave thanks for the peace now holding in Bosnia.