Orthodox Christians in predominantly Muslim Turkey "don't feel that we enjoy our full rights as Turkish citizens," said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the spiritual head of the world's 300 million Orthodox.

The U.N.-sponsored World Summit on Food Security in Rome ended with many participants frustrated with the lack of progress on food security goals.

The work of the Catholic Church in Africa to care for people living with AIDS is designed to show solidarity with everyone in need.

Archbishop Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is a “glass half full.”

The bishops heard a report from an ongoing study of sexual abuse by priests conducted by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

The organization has pledged "to continue its services even if a same-sex marriage bill passes” said Bishop Barry C. Knestout.