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Pope Benedict visiting Lebanon

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Pope Benedict XVI is due to arrive in Lebanon today for a three-day visit, bringing with him a message of peace among all religions. More than a million people, mainly Christians, are expected to celebrate mass with the Pontiff in the Lebanese capital on Sunday. RFI spoke to one of Lebanon's archbishops about the visit as a conflict rages next door in Syria.

Banners erected by Hezbollah depicting Pope Benedict XVI as well as Lebanese and Vatican flags decorate a main airport road in Beirut.
Banners erected by Hezbollah depicting Pope Benedict XVI as well as Lebanese and Vatican flags decorate a main airport road in Beirut. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
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