The church’s unwillingness to begin “a painful process of renewal” in the wake of the abuse scandal has left Diarmuid Martin “disheartened and discouraged.”

The scorched head of Mary is all that remains of the Nagasaki cathedral destroyed by the atomic bomb.

“You also can’t underestimate the value of pastoral presence,” said Gordon Wage of Catholic Charities.

At least four people died when buses carrying Christian university students was bombed near the Iraqi city of Mosul.

The Catholic University Students' Centre of Thailand has been encouraging its members to meet members of fueding political parties.

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