Pope Benedict opened a new Vatican Internet news portal with the first-ever papal tweet on June 28.

Tunisia's tiny Catholic community prays for the country's transition to democracy and hopes that the nation will embrace full religious freedom.

The archdiocese has urged Catholics not to vote for political parties that promote liberalized abortion laws and same-sex marriage.

A source from the Catholic Diocese of Banmaw claimed that the Burmese government “does nothing to help civilian refugees."

Catholics leaders urge Congress and Obama to remember the poor and most vulnerable as crisis talks continue on debt ceiling and deficit reduction.

The Indian bishops spoke a day after three bombs in Mumbai left at least 17 people dead and more than 140 injured.