Pope 'expresses concern over violence in Muslim world'

Pope Benedict XVI expressed concern Thursday about violence in the Muslim world over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed and called for peace and tolerance during an audience with Laura Bush, the US first lady said.

“He talked to me about the worries of terrorism, the worries right now of the violence in Beirut and Damascus and other cities,” Mrs Bush said after the 20-minute meeting in the pope’s private library.