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.

The announcement on March 8 represented an embarrassing turnaround for Cardinal Justin Rigali.

“There is a better understanding of religion in Cuba,” said the archbishop of Santiago, Cuba. “But it’s not easy; it is a process.”

Bishop Bernard Fellay of the Society of St. Pius X said that reconciliation talks would soon end with little change in the views of either side.

Church leaders around the world expressed their distress at the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti, Pakistan’s minister for minorities.