In February, Kuwait’s newly formed al-Adala Bloc introduced legislation to remove Christian churches and impose Islamic Shariah law.
The cardinal sees an opportunity for the Diocese of Hong Kong to reach out to both the “open” and the “underground” Catholic Church in mainland China.
Housing is a human right, especially for women, who often are solely responsible for the care and upbringing of children, a Vatican official said.
According to the president of Caritas Lebanon, families escaping Syria "are coming out in the cold with nothing but the clothes on their backs.”
In a letter to Congress, Bishop Stephen Blaire and Bishop Richard Pates supported moves to strengthen programs that help the poor and vulnerable at home and abroad.
Demographic data show the U.S. church is younger and more ethnically diverse, though increasingly Latino.
Attacks on Christians in Africa, the Middle East and Asia more than tripled between 2003 and 2010
An invitation from the White House to “work out the wrinkles” regarding the health care mandate failed to reach an agreement.
On March 5 St. Francis Xavier Church in Henryville, Ind., became the main aid center for local victims of a devastating chain of tornadoes.
Progress was unexpectedly made in January and February in reducing tensions with a charter member of the “axis of evil.”