{"id":38,"date":"2008-04-09T14:43:48","date_gmt":"2008-04-09T14:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/benedictions\/2008\/04\/pope-says-us-trip-to-reach-out.html"},"modified":"2008-04-09T14:43:48","modified_gmt":"2008-04-09T14:43:48","slug":"pope-says-us-trip-to-reach-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/benedictions\/2008\/04\/pope-says-us-trip-to-reach-out.html","title":{"rendered":"Pope Says US Trip To Reach Out To All Christian Communities, Other Religions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Associated Press <\/strong><br \/>\nVATICAN CITY &#8211; Pope Benedict XVI hopes his trip to the United States later this month will be seen as a sign of friendship toward all Christian denominations and other religions.<br \/>\nBenedict has asked the faithful to pray for the success of his April 15-20 trip to Washington and New York. He will meet with U.S. President George W. 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