Way of the Cross (Vatican)

So far the meditations are only available in Italian, but beautiful art work reflecting the meditations done by the Chinese Archbishop here.

Bin Laden Threatens Pope Benedict

Blames him for Danish cartoons of three years ago, from Reuters:
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened the European Union with grave punishment on Wednesday over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
In an audio recording posted on the Internet, Bin Laden said the cartoons were part of a “crusade” in which he said the Catholic Pope [...]

Pope to Reduce Good Friday Activity

From Reuters:
Pope Benedict will reduce his activity at this week’s Good Friday procession by watching most of the service from a vantage point instead of walking around Rome’s ancient Colosseum, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Rev. Federico Lombardi confirmed the change, reported earlier on Tuesday by the French religious news agency I-Media.
Lombardi said there were [...]