Thieves in Italy have attempted to steal a gold reliquary containing Padre Pio's relics.
Three men who sought to hold the Vatican liable in an American court for sexual abuse by priests in a Kentucky diocese are abandoning the case.
Just 2,500 tickets have been allocated to Catholics in Northern Ireland to attend open-air events during the Pope's visit to England and Scotland.
Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City has criticised the Mexican Supreme Court decision upholding same-sex marriage.
