{"id":729,"date":"2008-06-09T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T16:38:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/06\/pope-to-meet-bush-in-medieval.php"},"modified":"2008-06-09T16:38:56","modified_gmt":"2008-06-09T16:38:56","slug":"pope-to-meet-bush-in-medieval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/06\/pope-to-meet-bush-in-medieval","title":{"rendered":"Pope to Meet Bush in Medieval Tower"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) &#8211; June 9, 2008 <\/strong><br \/>\nVatican City (dpa) &#8211; Pope Benedict XVI will host US President George W Bush in a medieval tower later this week in what the Vatican&#8217;s newspaper said Monday marks an &#8220;unusual protocol&#8221; move.<br \/>\nThe pontiff, who is scheduled to hold talks with Bush on Friday, normally receives high-calibre guests in his study located in the Apostolic Palace, overlooking St Peter&#8217;s Square.<br \/>\nBut wishing to &#8220;repay the cordiality of the welcoming he received&#8221; by Bush at the White House during the papal visit to the United States&#8221; in April, Benedict plans to receive the US president at the Tower of St John located in the gardens of Vatican City, L&#8217;Osservatore Romano said.<br \/>\nBush will be accompanied by his wife Laura and by the US ambassador to the Holy See, Mary Ann Glendon, the Vatican newspaper said.<br \/>\nFollowing the talks, Benedict and Bush will stroll through the gardens to see a statue of the Madonna, Mary the mother of Jesus, where they will also listen to a brief performance by singers of the Sistine Chapel&#8217;s Choir, it said.<br \/>\nBush is scheduled to arrive in Rome on Wednesday evening and to hold meetings with Italian leaders the next day as part of a trip to Slovenia, Germany Italy and France.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2008 dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) &#8211; June 9, 2008 Vatican City (dpa) &#8211; Pope Benedict XVI will host US President George W Bush in a medieval tower later this week in what the Vatican&#8217;s newspaper said Monday marks an &#8220;unusual protocol&#8221; move. 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