Catholic bishops elected by several mainland Chinese dioceses will have to be subjected to further scrutiny before they are consecrated.

AIDS and H.I.V. need to be our national priority," said Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Johannesburg

Northern Irelands Catholic bishops have met with a loyalist group in an effort to build peace... and reconciliation, said Cardinal Seán Brady.

The Vatican newspaper, LOsservatore Romano, editorialized that President Barack Obama has operated in most areas with more caution than predicted.

A rebel force fighting the Sri Lankan government is refusing to let noncombatants leave the combat zone.

After years of underrepresentation, African-American Catholics have apparently regained a proportional representation among those being ordained.