Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Society of St. Pius X said that reconciliation talks would soon end with little change in the views of either side.

Church leaders around the world expressed their distress at the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s minister for minorities.

The Vatican has voiced concern over the loss of life in Libya, the targeting of peaceful protesters and “the indiscriminate use of force.”

The country now stands on the brink of achieving the “dream” of a democratic system, the patriarch of Alexandria said.

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley reportedly will tell the pope that the church in Ireland is “on the edge” of collapse because of the abuse scandals.

The archbishop of Milwaukee issued a statement on Feb. 16 that came down squarely in favor of workers’ rights.