Pope Benedict XVI fractures wrist in a fall on vacation in the Alps; treated in hospital

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI broke his right wrist in a fall during his vacation in the Italian Alps and is being treated in a local hospital, officials and the Vatican said Friday.

Pope Benedict XVI taken to hospital in northern Italy after fall during vacation in Alps

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Bomb blast near Philippine Roman Catholic cathedral kills 5; pope condemns attack

MANILA, Philippines — Suspected Muslim guerrillas detonated a bomb near a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least five people and wounding 46.

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