The new Maronite Patriarch cautiously welcomed the political movement’s potential for transforming the region. But warned: “We must remain vigilant.”

As flooding persisted in Bangkok, Thailand, Catholic university students and staff used a Jesuit residence as a base for relief efforts for flood victims.

Through Oct. 9 of this year, 469,967 cases of the disease have been reported, leading to 6,595 deaths.

Is Burma beginning to emerge from the political darkness of its recent past?

Pope Benedict XVI appealed for immediate and long-term relief for the world’s hungry, saying adequate nourishment is a fundamental part of the right to life.

The government stands accused of nullifying nearly 1,600 birth certificates belonging to residents of Haitian descent.