The Rev. Alois Andritzki, a German priest who was killed by lethal injection at Dachau, was beatified on June 13 in a service at Dresden Cathedral.

An official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently urged the United States to maintain its role as a global leader in refugee protection.

The U.S. bishops declared suicide “a terrible tragedy, one that a compassionate society should work to prevent.”

Critics argue that the proposed measure would place the Christian minority at a distinct disadvantage.

Pakistan's decision to shut down a federal ministry charged with safeguarding the rights of the nation's religious minorities has renewed fears that conditions for minorities will worsen.

Pope Benedict XVI blamed persistent world hunger on selfish and profit-driven economic models.