The Vatican has issued a strong statement condemning the "Burn a Koran Day" organized by a fundamentalist group in Florida. Noting that the observance is scheduled for September 11, ...

Missionary nuns in the Philippines have denounced an anti-poverty program that provides cash payments to needy families, saying that handouts do not solve the problem of poverty. "The ...

Eight days before his scheduled arrival in the United Kingdom, Pope Benedict XVI released a message to the people of that nation. During his regular public audience on September 8, the ...