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| Pope 'to visit Holy Land in May' | Pope 'to visit Holy Land in May' |
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| Pope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to the Holy Land in May, Jerusalem's Latin patriarch has said. | Pope Benedict XVI is to make his first visit to the Holy Land in May, Jerusalem's Latin patriarch has said. |
| The Pope wanted to "acquire first-hand knowledge of the hard conditions in our region", AFP news agency quoted Fuad Twal as saying. | The Pope wanted to "acquire first-hand knowledge of the hard conditions in our region", AFP news agency quoted Fuad Twal as saying. |
| He did not give specific dates for the visit, but earlier media reports suggest he could travel to Jordan, Israel and the West Bank in mid-May. | He did not give specific dates for the visit, but earlier media reports suggest he could travel to Jordan, Israel and the West Bank in mid-May. |
| It will be his first visit to the Middle East since his election in 2005. | It will be his first visit to the Middle East since his election in 2005. |
| Pope Paul VI was the first pontiff to visit Israel in 1964. Pope John Paul II visited in 2000. |