Pope Still Planning Lebanon Trip despite Syria Crisis
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Preparations for Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Lebanon in September are going ahead despite the escalating conflict in neighboring Syria, the Vatican said on Thursday. "There is no uncertainty about the preparations," Benedict's spokesman Federico Lombardi said at a press conference. "The Holy See is doing everything to make sure the trip takes place as planned" on September 14-16. But he cautioned that "the future is not in our hands". [Link]