Prince Charles takes his environment campaign to the Vatican
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Pope Benedict XVI, center, poses with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla on the occasion of their meeting, at the Vatican.
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Times & Transcript
Published Monday April 27th, 2009
ROME - Pope Benedict and Prince Charles discussed their mutual concern for the environment as the heir to the British throne brought his campaign to fight climate change to the Vatican on Monday.
Charles, accompanied by his wife, Camilla, looked relaxed but the Duchess of Cornwall appeared less so in a private meeting in the Pope's library. The couple sat across a wooden table from Benedict for the 15-minute conversation in English.
It was Charles' first visit with the pontiff since Benedict was elected Pope in 2005. The prince and his late wife Diana had met with John Paul, whom Benedict succeeded.
Charles and Camilla postponed their wedding by a day in 2005 so he could attend John Paul's funeral in St. Peter's Square.
"He was a wonderful man," Charles told the Pope as he left the library. "We miss him terribly."
Both Charles and Benedict have made several appeals in recent years on the need to protect the environment.
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See also, "Holy Father holds meetings with Prince Charles and President of Belarus."
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