VATICAN, Sep 1, 2010 (CNA).- The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity is not an entity independent from the Pope, its new president confirmed on Wednesday. Archbishop Kurt Koch spoke with L'Osservatore Romano newspaper about some of the highlights from his meetings with the Pope this past week.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Sep 1, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- Every gift from the Holy Spirit is meant for the edification of the community of believers, taught the Pope at Wednesday's general audience. Dedicating his catechesis to St.

VATICAN, Sept. 1, 2010 (CNA/EWTN News).- The secretary of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Itinerant Peoples, an outspoken proponent for the rights of people "on the move," has retired. Having celebrated his 70th birthday on Saturday, Archbishop Agostino Marchetto was eligible for an "early" exit.

VATICAN, Sept. 1, 2010 (Zenit.org).- President Simon Peres of Israel will visit Benedict XVI on Thursday at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, confirmed the Vatican.

The two have met three times during the Pontificate of Benedict XVI: twice at the Vatican (2006 and 2007), and a third time when the Pope visited Israel in 2009.

VATICAN, Sept. 1, 2010 (Zenit.org).-Asia's Catholics have the mission of being a sign of the unity and communion that the whole human family is meant to enjoy and that only Christ makes possible, says Benedict XVI.

LONDON, Sept. 1, 2010 (Zenit.org).- With just over two weeks before Benedict XVI sets foot in the United Kingdom, the archbishop of Westminster says that "things are in place now" and the visit will unfold in a "very excellent way."