Plans to declare Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem and the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron Jewish heritage sites have generated outrage.

More than 1,000 Christians walked through Hamdaniya on Sunday Feb. 28 in an appeal to Iraq’s central government for protection.

"We condemn the offenses committed by monks, priests and their colleagues in our dioceses,” the bishops said in a statement on Feb. 25.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced that the United States would work to see that Haiti's indebtedness was forgiven.

A new report says the United States must broaden its view of the role of religion in other countries beyond counterterrorism strategies.

“We can’t let our world food and energy prices be determined by the whims of investors,” said Maryknoll's David Kane.