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Saudi King Meets the Pope

King Abdullah travels to the Vatican on his European tour

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 6, 2007 9:00 AM CST

(Newser) – Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah visited with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican today—the first official meeting of any pope with a reigning Saudi monarch. The visit comes as relations are improving between the Vatican and the Muslim world, the BBC reports. Still, the pontiff... Read full story »

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