The following are  highlights of "the      most significant upcoming papal and Vatican events" which are  scheduled to      occur over the next few months...
     * August 27-29: Annual "Schülerkreis" (Circle of Students)
     * September 5: Visit to Carpineto Romano (Italy), the birthplace of  Pope Leo      XIII
     * September 16-19: U.K. Visit 
     * October 3: Visit to Palermo (Italy)
     * October 10-24: Synod of Bishops on the Middle East, opened by Pope       Benedict
     * November 6-7: Trip to Santiago de Compostela & Barcelona  (Spain)
     In addition, a consistory may be held but "most Vatican-watchers"  predict      this will not occur until 2011. 
     Source: Zenit
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