About 400 Christian civilians trapped in the Hamidiyeh and Bustan Diwan neighborhoods of Homs launch a desperate cry for help.
The White House will halt the deportation of as many as 800,000 young illegal immigrants and in some cases give them work permits.
The move was opposed by the United States and Israel.
The state of human rights in China came under scrutiny after photos of a victim of forced abortion went viral.
As protest continue, Fernando Lugo, the bishop-turned-president who was impeached on June 22, announced that he was forming a parallel government.
The Philippines Ecumenical Bishops Forum criticized the possibility of more American troops arriving in the Philippines as a threat to the nation’s independence.
As the international community looks for ways to protect the environment while promoting development, it must keep the the protection of human dignity as its central goal.
Leaders from Russia and Poland will issue a joint statement committing their churches to reconciliation between the two historically feuding countries.
Four Irish archbishops told the Vatican that a report on an apostolic visitation to the Pontifical Irish College in Rome contained factual errors.
Catholic leaders from some of the world’s worst conflict zones gathered in Rome on May 29 and 30 to discuss ways to make peace.