Pope Benedict, leading a global inter-religious meeting, acknowledged on Thursday “with great shame” that Christianity had used force in its long history but said violence in God’s name had ...

In a separate statement, Executive Director of Amnesty International Indonesia, Usman Hamid, stated that the disbandment of the Christian student retreat shows the state's failure in fulfilling the ...

Benedict, who at that time was 85 years old, explained his decision by the lack of strength to manage the Roman Catholic Church. Putin and Benedict XVI were personally acquainted.