Benedict XVI began a new cycle of catechesis yesterday dedicated to women in the Church, starting with St Hildegard of Bingen (video).
Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk has said that Christians may become "scapegoats" following the withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq.
The Israeli President Shimon Peres will meet the Pope today (video).
The lawyer of Cardinal Godfried Danneels has criticised media coverage of the cardinal's secretly taped meeting with an abuse victim.
The German Church will now require police checks for those working with young people.
