Pope breaks his wrist, taken to hospitalROME - Currently on a summer break, Pope Benedict XVI has broken his wrist and twisted an ankle after slipping in the bathroom. Italian aid worker for Red Cross freed in Philippines after being held hostage for 6 monthsMANILA, Philippines — Al-Qaida-linked militants freed an ailing Italian Red Cross worker Sunday from six months of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said. What Obama may gift to Pope Benedict XVI during their meetingWASHINGTON - Barack Obama’s staff called the owner of a religious gift shop in Philadelphia, Louis DiCocco, for advice as to what gift should be given to Pope Benedict XVI when the U.S. President meets him. President Obama set to embark on weeklong trip; Russia, Italy and Ghana on itineraryWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is embarking on his next foreign mission. Brazilian bishop who denounced abortion for 9-year-old girl retiresVATICAN CITY — The Vatican has announced the retirement of a Brazilian archbishop who caused a major stir when he declared that those involved in an abortion for a 9-year-old rape victim were excommunicated. Pope signs new globalization encyclical; tells new archbishops to protect their flocksVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI signed his latest encyclical Monday, a text on ways to make globalization more attentive to meeting the needs of the poor amid the worldwide financial crisis. Audio tape denies capture of Iraqi insurgent leader, deepening mystery of suspect’s IDBAGHDAD — The self-described leader of an al-Qaida front group issued a new audio tape this weekend, deepening the mystery surrounding the identity of the insurgent leader whom the Iraqi government claims to have in custody and whose very existence the U.S. once questioned. Pope heads to Jordan on a Middle East tour he calls a pilgrimage of peaceROME — Pope Benedict XVI has set off for the Middle East on a self-proclaimed pilgrimage of peace. Pope demands soul-searching by those responsible for poor construction in Italy quake zoneL’AQUILA, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI embraced the survivors of Italy’s deadly earthquake Tuesday as he walked through their muddy tent camp and demanded “serious soul-searching” from those responsible for the shoddy construction blamed for many of the 296 deaths. Vatican’s Good Friday to focus on Christian persecutions in IndiaVATICAN CITY - The faithful will be invited to reflect on the persecution of Christians in India in prayers at this year’s traditional Good Friday Way of the Cross ceremony at Rome’s Colosseum, the Vatican said Tuesday. |
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