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.
Elizabeth Hansen reviews Catholic responses to last week's ruling on Proposition 8.
Ross Douthat says it's naive to assume that legalising same-sex marriage will have little cultural impact.
John Cooney says that the Pope's meeting with the Queen next month is a stepping stone to a papal visit to Ireland.
Fr Richard McKay says the Pope is coming to Britain to build bridges.
L'Osservatore Romano is sorry that Raphael's painting of the Transfiguration hangs in a museum rather than a church.
Mel Gibson's father has claimed that Benedict XVI and half of all Vatican employees are homosexual.
And a columnist for the tabloid New York Post is training for the priesthood.
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