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US First Lady to meet Pope February 08, 2006
Laura Bush, the wife of US President George W. Bush, will meet privately with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, February 9.
The meeting-- the first encounter between the American "first lady" and Pope Benedict-- is scheduled to last about 20 minutes, Vatican sources say. Mrs. Bush, who will be accompanied by her daughter Barbara, was last at the Vatican for the funeral of Pope John Paul II in April 2005. Because she herself holds no government office, her visit with the Pope will be a private audience, without the traditional exchange of gifts and public statements that are reserved for papal meetings with visiting political leaders
The wife of the American President is in Italy to represent her country at the Olympic Games, which open in Turin next week. She is leading a delegation that includes former Olympic champions Dorothy Hamill and Eric Heiden. After her stop at the Vatican Laura Bush will also meet with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi before continuing her trip to Turin.
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