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...rapid-fire, on-board encounter with reporters just before take-off, the Pope said his four-day trip to Ankara, Ephesus and Istanbul was aimed at "dialogue, brotherhood and reconciliation." He then heaped praise on Turkey, which he called a "bridge between cultures," and the Turks, whom he described as an open and peace-loving people. He also seemed to reverse his stance on Turkey's bid to join the European Union. Just two years ago, while Cardinal, he said the country's culture and history left it "in permanent contrast to Europe." On board his Alitalia flight, instead...
Actually, Benedict will probably try to stay away from matches during his successive stops in Ankara, Ephesus and Istanbul. Speculation about what the Pope will say and do on this visit has consumed Rome for weeks. Papal watchers say Benedict cannot out-Regensburg himself, but gauzy talk about the compatibility of Christianity and Islam isn't likely either. Over the course of his career, Benedict has been averse to reciting multifaith platitudes, an aversion that has sharpened as he has focused on Islam. And that's what could make his coming encounter with the Muslim world, says David Gibson, author...
...hearing Paul's Gospel, became the first woman to embrace Christianity. Seeing where John the Evangelist is believed to have written the Book of Revelation also enriched their understanding of Scripture. But not all of their journey was religious. "We also took a five-day Mediterranean cruise to Mykonos, Ephesus, Crete and Santorini," says Ron, 65, "and all of that was pretty much standard tourist stuff...
...years later, Turnbull founded the Boys Choir at Ephesus Church in Harlem as an afterschool program...
...Jean-Michel Jarre performing his sound-and-light extravaganza at Athens' Acropolis on June 19 and 20. Not to be outdone, Sting will perform amid Roman ruins at Lebanon's Baalbeck Festival on July 13 and 14, while Elton John will play at the Grand Theater of ancient Ephesus on July 17. These singers may have been around for a few decades, but their venues? Millennia. Talk about staying power...