Israeli President Shimon Peres met Benedict XVI yesterday at the start of a renewed push for a peace settlement in the Middle East (video).
Archbishop Timothy Dolan and other religious leaders in New York City are planning to meet regularly to try to reduce the kind of tensions that have surrounded plans for the "ground zero mosque".
The Church's share of the papal visit costs is rising towards £10million.
The Diocese of Westminster has unveiled the route of the Popemobile through central London.
