51.   One place the pope will visit in Syria is the Golan Heights town of Queneitra, where the Church of St. George sits in ruins.

52.   The last time the pope visited, civil war was raging between the leftist Sandinista government and U.S.-backed Contra rebels.

53.   The latest fighting has included Serb cluster bomb attacks on Zagreb, Croatia, which the pope visited last September.

54.   The pope also is visiting Guatemala, El Salvador and Venezuela.

55.   The pope could visit the center sometime during its first year, Bugarin said.

56.   The pope had visited Colombo in January during a truce between the military and the guerrillas.

57.   The pope has also visited other Muslim countries, including Syria, Turkey and Kazakhstan.

58.   The pope has visited Spain four times, and has met with Aznar there.

59.   The pope is visiting the factory as part of his annual tribute to the patron saint of workers, St. Joseph.

60.   The pope is visiting three African nations in September, he noted.