A mob led by government officials attacked a convent and church in early November.
Nuclear disarmament is a moral imperative that requires bold action from the world’s military powers, a U.S. cardinal and a former secretary of defense said.
On Oct. 28 Catholic bishops in India’s Karnataka State called for the dismissal of “false cases” against Christians who had been arrested after protesting attacks on three dozen churches in 2008.
The event marked the 25th anniversary of the first interreligious gathering in the hometown of St. Francis, called in 1986 by Pope John Paul II.
Recent statistics show Europe having the most international migrants.
The Obama administration and the U.S. bishops continue their rocky ride as the bishops increasingly focus on concerns related to religious liberty.