Pope Benedict XVI confirmed Monday he would visit Britain later this year, a trip that has grown fraught following his move to welcome into the Roman Catholic Church groups of Anglicans upset over the ordination of gays and women.
No dates were announced. Officials at both the Vatican and in Britain say the visit is planned for September. It will the first papal visit to Britain since Pope John Paul II
visited in 1982.
Benedict confirmed his plans in a speech to visiting British bishops, saying he hoped the trip would strengthen and confirm the faith of Catholics across the country. GPD (c) AP
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