Pope Benedict XVI fractures wrist in a fall on vacation in the Alps; treated in hospitalVATICAN 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
Bomb blast near Philippine Roman Catholic cathedral kills 5; pope condemns attackMANILA, 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. |