Benedict News

A blend of restored historic homes, and state-of-the-art new ones, along with a variety of gardens, greeted more than 700 people who took part in the tour, a major fundraiser for Trinity's ongoing effort to restore and maintain its historic church buildings.

A handcuffed suspect was tracked down and apprehended by Ottawa police for a second time late Thursday afternoon after he broke free from officers and escaped on foot.

Benedict told a Japanese girl frightened by the devastating quake and tsunami in her homeland that her suffering isn't in vain and assured a Muslim woman in violence-wracked Ivory Coast of the Vatican's peace efforts there.

Cassino and the surrounding area offer many attractions for tourists, with beautiful landscapes and the richness of remains that this land has preserved since ancient times.

Three children were uninjured when the school bus they were riding in crashed Tuesday afternoon in Wilson County.