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Pope Benedict XVI arrives to lead his weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican February 27, 2008. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY)
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Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by cardinals at the end of his weekly general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican February 27, 2008. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (VATICAN)
From earlier in the week:
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Pope Benedict XVI is greeted by Il Foglio newspaper editor Giuliano Ferrara upon his arrival at Santa Maria Liberatrice a Monte Testaccio parish, in Rome, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008. Ferrara, a prominent Silvio Berlusconi supporter, announced he'll run for Parliament in the April 13-14 elections on an anti-abortion platform. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)