Pope has esteem for Dalai Lama, but no meeting in Rome
(AGI) Vatican City, Dec 11 - Pope Francis feels "great esteem"for the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader whoparticipated in the summit of Nobel prizewinners on Thursday inRome. The Pontiff is not expected to hold a direct meeting withhim or with any other of the prominent people gathered in thecity. However, he will send a message to the summit, probablysigned by Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin. It isknown that negotiations between Beijing and the Holy See havetaken a positive turn. Thus, it is thought that the extremecaution of the Vatican