Pope Benedict meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

by | Nov 7, 2007

Pope Benedict XVI has met for the first time with a Saudi Arabian monarch, the controversial King Abdullah. A carefully worded communique from the Vatican avoids an mention of the human rights issues that have caused outrage among campaigners. However, there are coded...

Pope will meet Saudi monarch for the first time next week

by | Nov 1, 2007

Christian-Muslim relations and the rights of the minority Christian community are among the likely discussion points when Pope Benedict XVI meets with Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah next week – after his controversial UK state visit. The meeting will be the...