Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during the Angelus prayer from the window of his Castel Gandolfo summer palace, on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005.
The Iranian regime has waged its most intensive campaign against freedom of expression since the disputed presidential election of 2009.
“Hezbollah’s dangerous and destabilizing activities. . . . threaten the safety and security of nations around the world.”
The United States is prepared to hold direct talks with the Iranian government about its nuclear program.
"Women are on the frontlines of change around the globe, and they are changing the world by taking on the hardest issues."
Tehran and Damascus signed an agreement to open a $1 billion line of credit.
President Obama announced an additional $155 million in aid for the people of Syria.
The “educated, intelligent, historically significant” Iranian people “deserve to have a government that integrates them into the world".