Pope under fire for Yom Kippur eve speech Pope Benedict XVI has come under fire from Jewish groups in Britain following a report that his address to Parliament will occur on the eve of Yom Kippur.
Wiesel warns on Iran, raps wartime pope Elie Wiesel renewed warnings against Iran and implicitly criticized World War II Pope Pius XII for remaining silent in the face of the Holocaust.
Vatican surveys Middle East Christians The Vatican is conducting a survey of Christians in the Middle East, which includes political questions, ahead of a synod of bishops.