A total of 52 hostages, including three priests, were killed yesterday after Iraqi security forces attempted to free Mass-goers held by suspected al-Qaeda gunmen at a Catholic church in Baghdad.
In his new book-length interview with Benedict XVI, Peter Seewald asks the Pope whether he has ever considered resigning and whether there should be a Third Vatican Council.
The Pontiff will commit the Vatican to implementing European Union laws against money laundering, the European Commission has said.
