Sydney - Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that he was "deeply sorry for the pain and suffering" of those who had been sexual abused by Catholic clergy.
Speaking in Sydney on his first visit to Australia, the pope was responding to a chorus of calls that he offer the same condign apology in Australia that he tendered in April during his visit to the United States.
Vatican City - After three years of surplus, the Vatican's 2007 budget closed with a deficit of nine million euros (14 million dollars), the Holy See said Wednesday.