Catholic bishops should find out what is keeping victims of sexual abuse around the world from coming forward, said Bishop R. Daniel Conlon.
The role of religion in society and its protection from a “deeply intolerant” militant secularism were themes in Rome and at Lambeth Palace in Great Britain last month.
Human rights activists in the Democratic Republic of Congo are denouncing acts of violence by police against Catholic parishes and marchers.
A federal court in Mississippi on Feb. 2 dismissed a 10-year-old lawsuit accusing the Vatican of complicity in a scheme to bilk insurance companies for more than $200 million.
The bishops now argue that an exemption should include any employer who finds the mandated coverage morally objectionable.