Rugova received by Pope John Paul II

Tanjug ^ | December 20, 2003

[joan]

17:34 THE VATICAN, Dec 20 (Tanjug) - Pope John Paul II on Saturday received Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova in a private audience.
The Vatican did not say anything about the subject of the talks, the US news agency Associated Press said.

[joan]

Ibrahim Rugova is President of Kosovo.

[joan]

bttt

[joan]

Pope John Paul (news - web sites ) II chats with Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova during a private meeting in his library at the Vatican (news - web sites ), December 20, 2003. REUTERS/Pool

[Jacob Kell]

Maybe Rugova is thinking about converting to Catholicism. :-)

Or maybe trying to curry some favor with the Kosovo Albanian Catholic community.

[mark502inf]

Kosovo President Meets Pope John Paul II

ROME, Italy -- Pope John Paul II met with Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova at the Vatican on Saturday (20 December). Rugova expressed his appreciation for the beatification of Mother Teresa and for the Pope’s contribution to promoting religious tolerance and peace. According to reports, Rugova asked for Vatican support for Kosovo and briefed the Pope on preparations in Pristina to build a cathedral. (Kosovo Radio, HINA - 20/12/03)