Sel Faustina Surabaya

A private meeting with victims of priest sex abuse is the surprise culmination of Benedict's effort to confront the scandal

His first Papal visit to the U.S. gives Benedict a chance to define his role in global affairs

Benedict XVI has decided to address the church's pedophilia crisis on his trip to the U.S. But will it be enough to satisfy disillusioned American Catholics?

The Vatican's No. 2 official says Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek healing during his U.S. trip

Pope Benedict XVI may not have the charisma of John Paul II but don't discount his staff -- especially Fr. Georg Gänswein, the gatekeeper-in-chief

Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion, the Vatican newspaper said Sunday

Pope Benedict himself performed the baptism, in a rite with reverberations for Church relations with the Muslim world

Other faiths have long been banned from operating openly in Islam's birthplace. A Vatican-Saudi dialogue may change that