Pope Benedict XVI begins two-week vacation in the Italian Alps

September 26th, 2009 Berlusconi, pope meet 1st time since sex scandalROME — Premier Silvio Berlusconi had his first meeting Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI since the Italian leader was implicated in a sex scandal that broke last spring. Vatican spokesman the Rev.

September 26th, 2009 A not so itsy-bitsy spider bugs the pope in PraguePRAGUE — President Barack Obama had his fly. Now Pope Benedict XVI has his spider.

August 21st, 2009 Doctors remove cast from pope's broken wristVATICAN CITY — Doctors on Friday removed Pope Benedict XVI's cast five weeks after he broke his right wrist in a fall and said they were pleased with how the fracture has healed. The cast was taken off and an X-ray done at the clinic of the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, a hill town southeast of Rome.

July 29th, 2009 Pope: 'Guardian angel' did not stop accidentLES COMBES, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday that his guardian angel was clearly acting "on superior orders" when he let the pontiff fall and break his wrist this month. The 82-year-old pope said in a lighthearted tone that: "Perhaps the Lord wanted to teach me more patience and humility, give me more time for prayer and meditation," the pope added.

July 27th, 2009 Vatican says pope fell looking for light switchROME — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI was looking for a light switch in the bedroom of his Alpine chalet when he tripped and broke his wrist while on vacation 10 days ago. Papal spokesman the Rev.

July 22nd, 2009 Pope uses tape recorder as writing tough with castLES COMBES, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI is using a tape recorder to get his thoughts out rather than trying to write by hand with a cast on, the Vatican spokesman said Wednesday. Benedict had hoped to make progress during his two-week mountain vacation on the second installment of his two-book project on Jesus of Nazareth.

July 18th, 2009 Vatican: Pope learning to cope with castLES COMBES, Italy — The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI spent a calm night after breaking his wrist in his Alpine vacation chalet and is learning to cope with the cast on his right arm. Vatican spokesman the Rev.

July 17th, 2009 AOSTA - Pope Benedict XVI was taken Friday to a hospital in the northwestern Italian town of Aosta for a check-up after he fell while on holiday in the Italian Alps, the Vatican's spokesman said. "It is nothing serious," the spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said.

July 17th, 2009 Pope Benedict XVI fractures wrist in a fallVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI broke his right wrist in a fall during his vacation in the Italian Alps and is being treated in a local hospital, officials and the Vatican said Friday. The pope, 82, fell in his room in a chalet overnight and despite the accident, celebrated Mass and had breakfast before going to the hospital, a Vatican statement said.

July 17th, 2009 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI was taken to a hospital in northern Italy on Friday after slipping and falling during his vacation in the Alps, a Vatican spokesman said. Benedict "slipped and got hurt" but "it doesn't seem to be serious," the Rev.

July 10th, 2009 Obama at Vatican to meet with Pope Benedict XVIVATICAN CITY — President Barack Obama has arrived at the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Benedict XVI. Obama's motorcade arrived at the Holy See on Friday, greeted by Swiss Guards in their colorful uniforms.

May 30th, 2009 Pope Benedict says he was surprised to be chosenVATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI says he was surprised when he was elected pontiff, but accepted the role even though the challenge seemed greater than his strength. Benedict was asked by a curious child at a Vatican audience with thousands of children on Saturday if he ever thought he would grow up to be come pontiff.

May 13th, 2009 Pope gunman wants to convert to ChristianityANKARA, Turkey — The gunman who shot Pope John Paul II says he would like to convert to Christianity at a baptism ceremony at the Vatican after his release from prison in January. In comments relayed by his lawyer on Wednesday, Mehmet Ali Agca also says he wants to visit the grave of Pope John Paul II, meet with Pope Benedict XVI and produce a television documentary on the Vatican.

March 16th, 2009 ROME - The Vatican and Washington are in the process of organising a meeting of Pope Benedict XVI with US President Barack Obama, according to media reports Sunday. It is possible that the two leaders would meet during Obama's first visit to Europe on the occasion of the G20 summit in London in April, US Vatican representative Thomas J.

December 24th, 2008 ROME - Pope Benedict XVI late Wednesday led the Vatican's Christmas festivities by celebrating the traditional Midnight Mass. Thousands of Catholics, including many foreigners, flocked to St.