Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark is to urge protestors against the papal visit to Britain to show respect to Catholics.
Vatican analyst Marco Tosatti has predicted that the Pope will hold a consistory in November.
Giovanni Maria Vian, director of L'Osservatore Romano, has accused the media of misunderstanding the Pope's recent World Youth Day message.
Benedict XVI has named a new apostolic nuncio to Jordan and Iraq.
The British papal visit organisers have unveiled the route of the Popemobile through central London.
