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Vatican media have presented the pope as a trained diplomat who followed the international events carefully.

Israeli riot police evicted two Palestinian families—more than 50 people in all—from their homes in an Arab neighborhood on Aug. 2

Protesters opposed to the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya have reportedly been jailed, beaten and raped by the country’s security forces.

Leaders representing 59,000 women religious are questioning what they call a lack of full disclosure about what is motivating the Vatican’s visitation.

The Missionaries of Charity have launched a year of programs celebrating the centennial in 2010 of the birth of Blessed Mother Teresa, the order’s founder.

Catholic presence in Afghanistan is limited to aid workers. Preaching Christianity is strictly forbidden.

The new translation will serve the majority of Spanish-speaking Catholics who cannot understand current Spanish translations of the Bible.