The Vatican says Iraq is one of the matters Pope Benedict plans to discuss with President Bush this week.A cardinal says the pope will raise "the big ethical and social questions" of the day in his meeting with Bush.
He says that will include the war in Iraq and the plight of its Christian minority.
The president will visit the Vatican after attending the G-8 summit in Germany.
It will be the first time the two will be face-to-face since Benedict was elected pope in 2005.
Benedict has praised the president's stances on abortion and stem cell research, but says, "some problems remain."
The pope has spoken out against the war, most recently saying, "Nothing positive comes from Iraq."
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