December 13, 2010

Bishop Hubbard called the New Start treaty a “modest step toward a world with greater respect for human life.”

The current outbreak of cholera has aggravated an already difficult situation for Haitians, the bishops said.

“This could be a good opportunity for us in the parishes to clarify and to teach," said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq.

Eight bishops in communion with Pope Benedict XVI laid their hands on Father Guo, whose ordination was illicit in the eyes of the church.