The widow of slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin will reportedly have an audience with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican next month.
The pontiff requested the meeting after learning that Leah Rabin planned to attend a memorial service for her late husband in Rome, Israel Radio reported.
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