Christians in the Holy Land face "two extremisms," said one observer: "the Muslim one.. and the Israeli right wing."

Christians and other minority groups have been warned to be on their guard in the wake of the killing of the governor of Punjab Province.

A new survey documents the problem of migrants being preyed up on as they travel to Mexico. Critics allege it undercounts the number of victims.

Brazil's bishops launched a campaign to aid victims of severe flooding that has left more than 500 people dead. 

The U.N. estimates that 810,000 people are still living in 1,150 camps in Haiti, just over half the peak of 1.5 million in July 2010.

A federal court has ruled that a cross on a San Diego hillside conveys a message of government endorsement of religion.