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Blair to convert to Catholicism
LONDON (Reuters) - Outgoing Prime Minister Tony Blair will meet Pope Benedict at the Vatican on Saturday in preparation for his conversion to Roman Catholicism, newspapers reported on Friday.
The Guardian quoted unidentified sources in London and Rome as saying Blair, who is Anglican, had decided to seek admission to the Catholic Church.
Blair is due to step down as prime minister next
Wednesday, handing over power to Chancellor Gordon Brown.
Blair's spokesman and a Vatican source have said Blair plans to go to Rome on Saturday.
A spokesman for Blair -- who is attending a European Union summit in Brussels -- declined comment on reports in the Guardian and Daily Telegraph that he intended to convert.
The Guardian said the timing of Blair's announcement was uncertain. The announcement of his conversion was not expected to happen in Rome and might be made either before or after Blair leaves office next week, it said.