With the world’s attention fixed elsewhere, local church officials in Africa warn: “Côte d’Ivoire is sliding into civil war.”

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”?

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.

Church bells rang and horns blasted in Lebanon to honor Bishop Bechara Rai of Jbeil.