Benedict XVI may formally recognise the miracle needed for the beatification of Pope John Paul II on Friday, reports the Catholic News Service.
Indian police have released a Jesuit priest on bail this week after he was arrested for removing the headscarf of a Muslim girl.
Trappist monks in Iowa have donated a handmade casket to bury nine-year-old Christina Green, the youngest victim of the Arizona shooting.
Zenit publishes the full text of the Pope's general audience yesterday.
John Allen says that Benedict XVI marked the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake yesterday with a "full-court press" for the beleaguered nation.
