Pope Benedict XVI

Today's Picture: Pope Meets New Iranian Ambassador to Vatican

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - October 29, 2009

Pope Benedict XVI meets Iran's new ambassador to the Holy See, Ali Akbar Naseri. more >>

Obama Stresses Common Ground With Pope Benedict

By Dan Gilgoff - Nation & World - July 10, 2009

The president and the pope used their first meeting to send individual messages from a global stage. more >>

Obama's Most Important Catholic Adviser

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 10, 2009

A Catholic adviser that few Americans have heard of prepared Obama for his meeting with the pope. more >>

How Meeting the Pope Can Change Obama's Rocky Catholic Narrative

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 9, 2009

Obama's first sit-down with the pope may change the perception of his relationship with the church. more >>

A Papal Letter Showing Church's Conservative and Liberal Sides Boosts Progressives

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 8, 2009

Benedict's encyclical shows the church's conservative and liberal sides but helps progressives more. more >>

Why Pope Benedict's Encyclical Is a Boost for Catholic Progressives

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - July 7, 2009

A papal encyclical stresses the Vatican's liberal views on workers, the environment, and war. more >>

Obama's First Meeting With Pope Could Yield Economic Common Ground

By Dan Gilgoff - God & Country - June 24, 2009

President Obama is scheduled to meet with Pope Benedict in Italy next month. more >>

Pope's Anticondom Statements Really Bad Timing

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - March 19, 2009

With HIV infecting 3 percent of D.C. residents, the Catholic leader's statements seem irresponsible. more >>

Pope's Dangerous AIDS Message In Africa: No Condoms

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - March 18, 2009

His message could not be less compassionate to African women. more >>

Is Pope Benedict XVI Right on HIV/AIDS Prevention in Africa?

Opinion - March 17, 2009

The pope says abstinence, and not condoms, is the way to slow the spread of AIDS in Africa. more >>

Health Buzz: HIV/AIDS in Washington and Africa, and Other Health News

Health - March 17, 2009

Managing peanut allergy in allergic children; how Photoshop can make women feel bad about their bodies. more >>

Pope Should Excommunicate Holocaust-Denying Bishop Williamson

By Bonnie Erbe - Bonnie Erbe - February 5, 2009

The pope should excommunicate the Holocaust-denying bishop and apologize for his mistake. more >>

Students Agog Over Pope's Arrival

By Alison Go - The Paper Trail - April 18, 2008

If you haven't heard, the pope is in the United States—and he visited Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., Thursday. more >>

The Pope Confronts the Priest Sex Scandal

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 18, 2008

Pleased with the pontiff's response, victims now want the church to follow through. more >>

The Pope Praises Catholic Educators

By Jay Tolson - Nation & World - April 18, 2008

The pontiff offered encouragement, not ultimatums on "minimal Catholicity." more >>

What to Do About the Priest Shortage

By Kent Garber - Nation & World - April 18, 2008

The Pope opposes liberalizing the rules, but most Catholics disagree. more >>

The Papal Connection

By Kenneth T. Walsh - Nation & World - April 18, 2008

Every president in the past half century has met with a pope, starting with Eisenhower. more >>

The Vatican on Muslims and Jews

By Justin Ewers - Nation & World - April 17, 2008

The pope has offended some followers of other faiths but may be mending fences. more >>

Pope Warns Bishops Against Creeping Secularism

By Jay Tolson - Nation & World - April 17, 2008

Speaking to bishops, the pontiff makes a strong defense of faith in a secular world. more >>

Bush Welcomes Pope With Pomp and Pageantry

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - April 16, 2008

Thousands gather on White House lawn and Washington streets to wish pope a happy birthday. more >>

A Rift Over Iraq Between President and Pope

By Alex Kingsbury - Nation & World - April 16, 2008

The Vatican and the White House have disagreed over the war. more >>

Top U.S. Officials of All Faiths Welcome Pope Benedict

By Katherine Skiba - Nation & World - April 15, 2008

Catholic senators and representatives to participate in Pope's visit. more >>

10 Things You Didn't Know About Pope Benedict XVI

By Bobbie Kyle Sauer - Nation & World - April 15, 2008

Vatican Radio gave the pope an iPod nano in 2006 when the radio station celebrated its 75th birthday. more >>

Morning Buzz: Pope Benedict XVI's Arrival; the Delta-Northwest Airlines Merger; Car Bombs in Iraq

News Desk - April 15, 2008

President Bush will be at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington this afternoon to personally welcome Pope Benedict XVI on his papal visit to the United States. more >>

The Pope Has an Eager Audience in Youth

By Jay Tolson - Nation & World - April 14, 2008

A new survey shows that younger Catholics are more in sync with pre-Vatican II practices. more >>