Bishop John H. Ricard, S.S.J., 71, of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., is retiring because of health concerns.

Numerous Catholic volunteers have come forward in the wake of the disaster to assist with the outreach of Caritas Japan.

Are dioceses following the “spirit and the letter” of the “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People”?

Bishop Andrew Francis of Multan said: “Bhatti is a man who gave his life for his crystalline faith in Jesus Christ."

For the past 60 years, St. Augustine High School in New Orleans has allowed the corporal punishment of students.

Shared concerns over violence among Mexico’s drug gangs were discussed by bishops from dioceses along the Texas-Mexico border.