| Pope Says Church Must Do Penance For Abuse Cases VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict said on Thursday the sexual abuse scandal shaking Roman Catholicism showed the Church needed to do penance for its sins, in a rare public reference by the pope to pedophilia in the priesthood. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | The Americas: Haiti: Ex-Director of Prison Is Taken Into Custody The former director of the prison in Les Cayes, where a dozen or more inmates were shot dead on Jan. 19, was taken into custody by the judicial police, according to a United Nations official. feeds.nytimes.com |
Victims of Massacre in Mexico Said to Be Migrants Seventy-two people whose bodies were found Tuesday were killed by gunmen who tried to take their money. feeds.nytimes.com |
More Than Half Trapped Chilean Miners Rescued COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Seventeen of Chile's 33 trapped miners were hoisted to safety in a cramped rescue capsule on Wednesday, punching the air and hugging their families in a triumphant end to their two-month ordeal. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | the Americas: Canada: Sentence for Leader of Local Terrorist Group Fahim Ahmad, 26, pleaded guilty during his trial in May to participating in a terrorist group that plotted to attack Canada’s Parliament buildings, electrical grids and nuclear stations. feeds.nytimes.com |