The Vatican has condemned the latest round of nuclear testing by North Korea.
Chaldean Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, of Mosul, Iraq, was honored posthumously with the 2009 Path to Peace Award in New York on June 9.
Speaking on behalf of his fellow Catholic bishops in California, Bishop Stephen E. Blaire of Stockton praised the California Supreme Court decision.
While it may be some time before a comprehensive reform bill is ready to advance, several individual bills already have been introduced in Congress.
One month after President Barack Obama announced the relaxation of regulations governing travel and remittances to Cuba, activists were pushing to lift travel bans on all U.S. citizens. Members of Congress, representatives of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and Human Rights Watch called for
Since South Africa dropped its visa requirements for Zimbabweans, "the wait at the border on the South African side is said to be about nine hours."
Sri Lankan government forces killed or injured over 25,000 civilians during its final offensive against Tamil militants, say humanitarian workers.