The Christian village of Korianin the Punjab province of Pakistan was destroyed July 30 in a violent raid by thousands of Muslims.
“Our church’s ties with state and society here have significantly improved recently,” said a member of the Russian Catholic bishops’ conference.
Booklets claiming that the Vatican helped organize tours of Auschwitz for members of Hezbollah were distributed to Israeli soldiers for several months.
The Vatican secretary of state said Pope Benedict XVI's recent encyclical was not calling for government control of the economy or the market.