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The response appears to have been generally positive — but grudgingly so: British media Monday hailed Pope Benedict XVI for shedding his distant and authoritarian image on his historic state visit, but cautioned the Catholic Church still faced challenges in the nation. The pontiff succeeded in presenting himself as a lovable, elderly figure — a…

The President paid a visit to the Episcopalians — and went up for communion: On Sunday, President Obama and the First Lady — along with daughters Malia and Sasha — attended 9 a.m. church services at Washington’s St. John’s Episcopal Church. It marked the sixth time the president has attended services since being elected into…

Pope Benedict arrived in the United Kingdom — but not before making some news on the plane trip over (something that has almost become his custom): As Pope Benedict XVI arrived here Thursday for the first state visit to Britain by a pope, he offered his strongest criticism yet of the Roman Catholic Church’s handling…

That’s how the Archbishop of Westminster is characterizing comments by Cardinal Walter Kasper, who earlier this week compared the UK to “Third World country.” (Perhaps not the best choice of words for the start of a papal trip…) From the Beeb: A senior papal aide has come under pressure to apologise after saying arriving at…
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