Minister Karel Schwarzenberg granted audience with the Pope

On a working visit to the Vatican, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg was granted an audience with Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday. The Pope is expected to visit the Czech Republic in September and the outgoing foreign minister has been arranging the details of his stay. Mr. Schwarzenberg also met with the Vatican’s State Secretary Tarcisio Bertone and laid a wreath at the grave of Czech cardinal Josef Beran.