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

Coptic leaders in Egypt were initially reluctant to support the spontaneous movement against Hodni Mubarak.

Violence in the contested Abyei region of Sudan threatens to derail talks leading to the birth of Africa’s newest country.

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

Representative Peter King of New York convened controversial congressional hearings on March 10 to investigate “the extent of radicalization in the American Muslim community.”

Calls for the creation of a no-fly zone over Libya grew louder as civilians came under fire from forces loyal to the Libyan leader.