Rome roundup: Pope to G8, Italian immigration, Obama

NCR senior correspondent, John L. Allen Jr. has been in Rome for the last week. He filed a number of stories over the weekend, that you may have missed if you weren't watching this Web site closely. Allen wrote about a Catholic backlash to tough Italian immigration laws, the pope's message to G8 leaders and what he called "Obama charm offensive ahead of pope meeting."

Below are links to all these stories:

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• Tough immigration law in Italy spawns Catholic backlash, insider drama

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• Pope to G8: 'Hear the voice of Africa and the poor!'

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• Obama charm offensive ahead of pope meeting seems to be working

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• Three conclusions from 'Bones of St. Paul' affair