VATICAN CITY, July 17 (UPI) -- The doctor for Pope Benedict XVI says the religious leader is doing "good" after undergoing a 20-minute surgery Friday to repair a wrist fractured in a fall.

VATICAN CITY, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama met with Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican Friday and received a document outlining the Church's opposition to abortion.

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VATICAN CITY, May 22 (UPI) -- Vatican officials said Pope Benedict XVI will soon have a Facebook account as part of the Roman Catholic Church's online outreach program.

AMMAN, Jordan, May 9 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI Saturday visited the King Hussein Mosque in the Jordanian capital Amman, but did not pray at the mosque, Vatican officials said.

ROME, April 3 (UPI) -- The Belgian government says it will file an official complaint with the Vatican regarding Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about condoms in Africa.

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- An apology issued by a Roman Catholic bishop who denied the Holocaust on Swedish television was called unacceptable by the Vatican Friday.

ROME, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Two Italian nuns kidnapped in Kenya last year have been released, the Italian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

VATICAN CITY, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI marked World Communications Day by launching the Vatican YouTube channel Friday.