- 27 Mar 2009 06:00 - Mara Kardas-Nelson
- According to student Ayogu, "he is the Holy Father, and our spiritual leader, his words carry a lot of weight in all aspects of your life.
- 24 Mar 2009 08:07 - Michelle Faul
- Even as Pope Benedict XVI said his heart cannot be at peace while people are homeless, critics said thousands have been evicted from church land.
- 23 Mar 2009 09:18 - Staff Reporter
- Clashes broke out outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris as anti-Aids activists staged protests over the pope's claims on comments on condom use.
- 22 Mar 2009 09:15 - Victor Simpson
- Thousands of Angola's Catholics lined the streets of the capital for a blessing from Pope Benedict XVI, who urged them to convert people.
- 21 Mar 2009 08:29 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict XVI urged Angolans on Friday to continue on the path of reconciliation after nearly three decades of civil war.
- 20 Mar 2009 07:50 - Michelle Faul
- Pope Benedict XVI begins a visit on Friday to Angola, where bishops have condemned the grinding poverty amid multibillion-dollar oil revenues.
- 18 Mar 2009 15:53 - Martine Nouaille
- Pope Benedict XVI urged Cameroon's bishops on Wednesday to defend the rights of the poor and essential values of the African family.
- 17 Mar 2009 13:49 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict XVI headed to Aids-ravaged Africa on Tuesday standing firm against the use of condoms, saying they were not a solution to combatting the
- 06 Feb 2009 13:21 - Staff Reporter
- Two German catholic groups on Friday appealed to fellow members of the faith to back the pope in the row over a Holocaust-denying bishop.
- 02 Feb 2009 19:00 - Staff Reporter
- Attacks on the pope's decision to lift the excommunication of a Holocaust denier escalated on Monday, with a theologian calling on him to step down.
- 25 Dec 2008 09:34 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict led the world's 1,1-billion Catholics into Christmas at a midnight mass on Thursday in which he appealed for an end to child abuse.
- 09 Oct 2008 13:11 - Gina Doggett
- Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday backed the beatification of his controversial World War II predecessor Pius XII.
- 19 Jul 2008 07:12 - Michael Perry
- Pope Benedict apologised on Saturday for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia, saying those responsible should be brought to justice.
- 18 Jul 2008 09:12 - Staff Reporter
- A brothel offering a discount during Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Sydney said on Friday business had more than doubled since the pontiff arrived.
- 17 Jul 2008 11:12 - Philip Pullella
- Pope Benedict on Thursday told a huge gathering of young people that they were inheriting a planet whose resources had been scarred and squandered.
- 16 Jul 2008 13:25 - Staff Reporter
- Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday moved to Sydney's main Catholic Cathedral as he prepared to take charge of World Youth Day.
- 14 Jul 2008 17:19 - Kristen Gelineau
- Pilgrims on Monday bore a giant wooden cross through the streets of Sydney, where Pope Benedict XVI will preside over World Youth Day.
