News Bites

1. Pope Pays Tribute to Women's Evangelizing Work
   Benedict XVI Visits Vatican Parish
   
   
2. Vatican Condemns Cartoons of Mohammed
   Also Denounces Violent Reaction of Muslim World
   
   
3. Pontiff Mourns Victims of Red Sea Shipwreck
   
   
4. Holy Father Grieves Over Stadium Stampede
   
   
5. Priest Shot Dead in Church in Turkey
   
   
6. Muslim Extremists Murder Philippine Christians
   
   
7. Benedict XVI's Revolutionary Encyclical
   Interview With Philosopher, Father Jesús Villagrasa
   
   
8. On Defending and Promoting Life
   "A Primary Value That Must Be Acknowledged"
   
   
9. Statement on Offending Religious Sentiments
   "Coexistence Calls for a Climate of Mutual Respect"
   
   
10. Decree on Indulgences for World Day of the Sick
    In Favor of the Sick, Especially the Mentally Ill