Edward Schillebeeckx served as theological adviser to the Dutch bishops during the Second Vatican Council.

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 Committee on Catholic Education launches a campaign to enroll one million Hispanic students in Catholic schools by 2020.

Negotiators from small nations were outraged when an agreement was leaked that included generous emissions for industrialized nations.

“As the legislation moves forward, the Archdiocese of Washington will continue its dialogue with the council,” said Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the archdiocese.

“It is inconceivable that with more than 100 world leaders gathered together in one room...they have failed to commit themselves to adequate and binding obligations," said the secretary general of Cidse.