Saturday, June 23, 2007


AP - Sat Jun 23, 9:36 AM ET

Pope Benedict XVI, left, meets with outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a private audience at the Vatican Saturday June 23, 2007. The Vatican on Saturday bid farewell to Tony Blair as British prime minister, wishing him well on what it said were his plans to work for Middle East peace and interreligious dialogue. Blair held long talks with Pope Benedict XVI, with the Vatican stop on his farewell tour fueling rumors that he plans to become a Roman Catholic. The two men met privately for 25 minutes and then were joined for further talks by English Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, HO)

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