Syria conflict casts shadow over pope's Lebanon trip: Vatican envoy
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Syria conflict casts shadow over pope's Lebanon trip: Vatican envoy

Beirut : Lebanon | Sep 10, 2012 at 4:40 PM PDT
Source: The Daily Star
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The civil war in Syria will cast a long shadow on Pope Benedict's trip to neighboring Lebanon next weekend, but the Vatican is tranquil about his security after receiving guarantees from the country's fractious religious groups, the papal envoy to Beirut said Monday. FULL ARTICLE AT The Daily Star
 
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