Pope Benedict urged the faithful not to leave the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday as he began a four-day visit to Germany.
The late pope John Paul moved a major step closer to sainthood on Sunday at a joyous ceremony that drew more than a million people.
For lovers of Italian art, the Santa Croce Basilica is as close as you can come to ascending a stairway to heaven and looking angels in the eye.
God’s mind was behind scientific theories such as the Big Bang, and Christians should reject the idea that the universe came into being by accident.
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/ 25 December 2010
Pope Benedict prayed for peace on Friday as he led the world’s Roman Catholics into Christmas at a mass marked by heightened security.
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/ 18 September 2010
Pope Benedict apologised to victims of sexual abuse on Saturday, saying paedophile priests had committed unspeakable crimes.
Pope Benedict this week makes a trip to Britain and his welcome in one of Europe’s most secular nations will range from polite to indifferent.
Pope Benedict begged forgiveness from God and victims of child sexual abuse by priests on Friday.
Attacks on the Catholic Church over a sexual abuse scandal are comparable to "collective violence" against Jews, the pontiff’s personal preacher said.
As the scandal has convulsed the Church in the United States and Europe, the Vatican has gone on the offensive, attacking the media.