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• Religious groups rally across Pakistan over anti-Islam film
• Pope says import of arms to Syria a "grave sin"
• Pope calls for peace as violence hits Lebanon
• Pope never considered canceling delicate Lebanon visit
• Pope appeals for peace in Lebanon visit
• One killed in Lebanon protest over anti-Islam film, pope
• Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace
• Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon, says import of weapons to Syria is a "grave sin"
• Lebanon Christians feel under siege; find hope in pope
• Plane carrying Pope lands in Lebanon
• Pope calls weapons imports to Syria a "grave sin"
• Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Lebanon with a message of peace for the Middle East

Religious groups rally across Pakistan over anti-Islam film Posted: 14 Sep 2012 01:31 PM PDT Protests over a film insulting the prophet Muhammad erupted across Pakistan Friday, with participants demanding the government cut off ties with the United States and expel the American ambassador.

Pope says import of arms to Syria a "grave sin" Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:03 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict appealed on Friday for a halt to the flow of arms into Syria, saying it would help end a civil war that has killed many thousands of people and which Christians fear could bring Islamists to power. In his strongest comments yet on the conflict, Benedict branded the weapons imports as a "grave sin" as he arrived at the start of a three-day visit to Beirut, the Lebanese capital just 50 km (30 miles) from the Syrian border. ...

Pope calls for peace as violence hits Lebanon Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:39 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace and reconciliation among religions Friday as violence over an anti-Islam movie spilled over into Lebanon within hours of his arrival in the tumultuous region.

Pope never considered canceling delicate Lebanon visit Posted: 14 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict's visit to Lebanon ranked as potentially his most dangerous even before this week's protests in the Middle East raised the stakes, but he said on Friday he never considered calling it off for safety reasons. Syria's civil war rages only 50 km (30 miles) east of Beirut and the Sunni-Shi'ite tensions it unleashed have sometimes spilled over the border to spark clashes that could upset the fragile peace Lebanon has had since its own war ended in 1990. In addition, protests against a U.S. ...

Pope appeals for peace in Lebanon visit Posted: 14 Sep 2012 08:29 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace Friday at a time of deep turmoil in the Middle East, calling the flow of weapons into Syria a "grave sin" as the country endures a bloody civil war.

One killed in Lebanon protest over anti-Islam film, pope Posted: 14 Sep 2012 06:26 AM PDT TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) - One demonstrator was killed and two others were wounded in clashes with security forces in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday in protests over a film insulting the Muslim Prophet Mohammad and against the pope's visit to Lebanon. A security source said the man was killed as protesters tried to storm a government building. Earlier, a U.S. fast food restaurant was set alight. Twelve members of the security forces were wounded by stones thrown by protesters, the source said. The U.S.-made film has sparked violent protests in Libya, where the U.S. ...

Pope arrives in Lebanon with message of peace Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:39 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday and urged peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin."

Pope Benedict arrives in Lebanon, says import of weapons to Syria is a "grave sin" Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:13 AM PDT BEIRUT - Pope Benedict arrived in Lebanon on Friday to urge peace at a time of great turmoil in the Middle East, saying the import of weapons to Syria during the country's civil war is a "grave sin."

Lebanon Christians feel under siege; find hope in pope Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:13 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - In 1510, Pope Leo X thanked Divine Providence for having preserved the Maronite Christians through the hardest of times, "planted among infidels, schismatics and heretics as in a field of error". He described them as a "rose among thorns, an impregnable rock in the sea, unshaken by the waves and fury of the thundering tempest". Today, more than five centuries later, Pope Benedict will reassert this message of survival in a hostile environment in a three-day visit to Lebanon. ...

Plane carrying Pope lands in Lebanon Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:13 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - A plane carrying Pope Benedict arrived at Beirut's Rafik Hariri airport on Friday, witnesses said, at the start of a three-day visit aimed at addressing the position of Christians in a region torn by civil war in neighboring Syria. The Lebanese army has deployed thousands of troops to secure the pope's visit in which he is expected to stress unity among the different Christian churches in the Middle East and peace between Christians and Muslims.

Pope calls weapons imports to Syria a "grave sin" Posted: 14 Sep 2012 04:13 AM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Benedict arriving in Lebanon on Friday for a three-day visit as civil war rages in neighboring Syria called for a halt to weapons imports to Syria which he said were a "grave sin". Speaking to reporters aboard his plane, the pope praised the Arab Spring, calling it a positive "cry for freedom" as long as it was accompanied by religious tolerance. (Reporting by Phil Pullella; Editing by Janet Lawrence)

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Lebanon with a message of peace for the Middle East Posted: 14 Sep 2012 03:44 AM PDT Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Lebanon with a message of peace for the Middle East.

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