21.   Cardinal Ugo Poletti, former papal vicar for Rome and a longtime president of the Italian bishops conference, died of a heart attack Tuesday.

22.   Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Louis-Marie Bille, head of the French bishops conference, as archbishop of Lyon, the Vatican said Friday.

23.   That was followed by a sweeping letter of apology issued by a Polish bishops conference in August.

24.   The American bishops conference prepared the text and for several years have been seeking its approval by the Vatican.

25.   The explosions have not killed anyone, but a Spanish nun was injured by flying glass in the bishops conference bombing.

26.   The Italian bishops conference this week unveiled the catechism, for use in parishes and religion classes.

27.   The Spanish bishops conference said Friday that Vegas would be suspended from hearing confessions, Spanish radio reported.

28.   The secretary-general of the Italian bishops conference, Monsignor Ennio Antonelli, warned against over-dramatizing the affair.

29.   The Vatican often speaks out on issues in various countries through editorials in its daily newspaper or leaves it to national bishops conferences.

30.   The Vatican said the pope also met Monday with Cardinal Camillo Ruini, chairman of the Italian bishops conference, and six Rome bishops.