L'Osservatore publishes Pope's regrets in Arabic

(19 September, 2006): - The official Vatican newspaper has published an Arabic translation of the Sunday statement by Pope Benedict XVI , expressing his dismay at the misinterpretation of his remarks at the University of Regensburg in Germany. L'Osservatore Romano provided a front-page account of the Pope's remarks at his Angelus audience on September 17. But alongside the usual Italian-language account, the front page carried translations in Arabic, English and French. That highly unusual translation indicates the strong desire of the Holy See to engage in the frank and sincere dialogue that the Pope called for during his Sunday remarks.