AP Top News at 8:16 pm EDT The Associated Press - 21 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Feted at the White House on his 81st birthday, Pope Benedict XVI praised Americans for their deep religious beliefs Wednesday but later told the nation's bishops that the scourge of clergy sex abuse had sometimes been "very badly ... Pope slams US on sex abuseGulfNews Pope criticises US bishopsTeleText all 174 news articles »