Colombian authorities said a Catholic priest led paramilitary groups that committed rapes and massacres.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas said the new law “does not address the critical need for border security to confront drug smuggling...and human trafficking.”

The bishops of England and Wales asked Catholics to carry out acts of penance to help atone for clerical abuse crimes.

“The orders appear to enable Israel to detain, prosecute, imprison and/or deport any and all persons present in the West Bank,” said Richard Falk of the U.N.

Rio de Janeiro’s towering Christ the Redeemer statue, undergoing restoration, was spray-painted with graffiti by vandals.

Mexican priests have been transferred to other parishes or even moved to other parts of the country because of threats.