Eight bishops in communion with Pope Benedict XVI laid their hands on Father Guo, whose ordination was illicit in the eyes of the church.

The Christian community was outraged by the acquittal on of a rich Muslim man accused of murdering a young Christian girl.

“This could be a good opportunity for us in the parishes to clarify and to teach," said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq.

Catholic health care advocates will be carefully reviewing the pope's remarks to decide what the practical implications are.

The pope called access to adequate medical attention one of the “inalienable rights” of man