1.   And Rigali praises the pope for making his spiritual views relevant to the economic, political and social concerns of the day.

2.   He praised the pope for speaking out for human rights and for justice.

3.   In a handwritten statement, distributed outside the courtroom, Agca praised the pope but claimed the Vatican had altered the prophecy.

4.   Rigali praised the pope for being oblivious to his critics.

5.   He praised the pope for avoiding divisive topics such as abortion and concentrating on the need for peace and development in Africa.

6.   He praised the pope for avoiding divisive topics like abortion and concentrating on the need for peace and development in Africa.

7.   In response, Clinton praised the pope for being an ambassador of peace in places from Northern Ireland to South Africa.

8.   Kabila praised the pope but said nothing of any outcome to the day of talks.

9.   In a recent interview with the Catholic magazine Avvenire, Toaff praised the pope for having the courage to break with tradition.