Pope Benedict XVI condemned the violence and called for an end to hatred and ideologies that promote evil.

The bishop of Toledo, Ohio, has prohibited parishes and parochial schools from raising funds for the Susan G. Komen Foundation, which conducts breast cancer research

It was the third episcopal ordination this year arranged by China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs that had not received papal approval.

The archdiocese has urged Catholics not to vote for political parties that promote liberalized abortion laws and same-sex marriage.

A source from the Catholic Diocese of Banmaw claimed that the Burmese government “does nothing to help civilian refugees."

Catholics leaders urge Congress and Obama to remember the poor and most vulnerable as crisis talks continue on debt ceiling and deficit reduction.