The U.S. bishops commended a resolution in the House of Representatives that condemns recent attacks on religious minorities in Iraq.

Bishop Hubbard called the New Start treaty a “modest step toward a world with greater respect for human life.”

The current outbreak of cholera has aggravated an already difficult situation for Haitians, the bishops said.

Eight bishops in communion with Pope Benedict XVI laid their hands on Father Guo, whose ordination was illicit in the eyes of the church.

The Christian community was outraged by the acquittal on of a rich Muslim man accused of murdering a young Christian girl.

U.N. officials have been forced to cancel flights carrying medical supplies to the affected area in Haiti.