Pope Benedict to meet with Dalai Lama

CWNews (via AmyNews):

Pope Benedict XVI will meet with the Dalai Lama in a private audience on October 13.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader will be in Rome to receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Rome. At this meeting with the Holy Father he will be accompanied by several aides. Cardinal Paul Poupard, the president of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, will also participate in the meeting.

The Dalai Lama, who has lived in exile since 1959, has been outspoken in his support for human rights and religious freedom, particularly in territory controlled by China-- causes that are also strongly supported by the Holy See.. He met with Pope John Paul II on several occasions, most recently in November 2003.