Benedict XVI inaugurated the Middle East Synod of Bishops at a Mass in St Peter's Basilica yesterday (full text of homily, full text of Angelus address, analysis by John Allen).
A Motu Proprio concerning the new Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation will be published tomorrow.
Cuba is preparing to release three more political prisoners, local Church officials have said.
Pope Benedict may visit Croatia in 2011.
Nick Clegg, Britain's deputy Prime Minister, is considering sending his son to the London Oratory School.
