Pope Benedict XVI Set to Tour Holy Sites in Israel

Pope Benedict XVI Arrives in Jordan, Begins Middle East Trip

Pope Visits Site of Italian Earthquake, Encourages “Rebirth” of Area

Vatican Rejects Barack Obama’s Proposed Candidates for Position of Ambassador to Holy See

Pope Benedict XVI Announces Plans to Visit Holy Land in May

Italian Nuns Kidnapped in Kenya Released by Captors

Italian Government Blocks Right-to-Die Case, Orders Hospital to Continue Feeding Comatose Patient

Vatican Orders Bishop Richard Williamson to Recant Position on Holocaust

Holy Name Cathedral Damaged by Fire

Vatican Releases New Doctrine Condemning Embryonic Stem-Cell Research, Human Cloning

Russian Orthodox Church Elects Bishop Kirill as Temporary Leader

Germany Halts Plans to Ban Scientology

Americans believe churches should not campaign for or endorse political candidates

Influential Shia Cleric Moqtada Sadr Extends Ceasefire for his Mehdi Army Militia

Dalai Lama Cancels International Trips, Suffering from Exhaustion

China Confiscates Bibles from Christian Group

At Least 140 Dead in India after Stampede at Temple

Church Shooting in Tennessee Leaves Seven Critically Wounded

Catholic Dissidents Urge Pope to Lift Ban on Birth Control

World Youth Day Draws Crowd of 250,000 Catholics in Australia