Pope Benedict XVI sent a telegram of congratulations Wednesday to Barack Obama to hail the "historic occasion" of his election as US president, Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said. The Roman Catholic pontiff expressed to
Bells tolled on Paris churches Friday to greet Pope Benedict XVI for a four-day visit to a country facing a freefall in the number of churchgoers despite its deep Christian heritage. "I love France, France's great culture, French
Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday "firmly condemned" Hindu-Christian violence in the eastern Indian state of Orissa which he said has "claimed several lives" in the past few days.