As the search goes on for Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, the bishop of Tripoli is stuck in Italy but hoping to return to the North Africa nation soon.

Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the apostolic nuncio to the United States since 2006, “enjoyed the highest respect and deepest affection” of the nation’s Catholics, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said.

The ongoing drought and famine afflicting Somalia and other East African nations is "a humanitarian crisis that cries out for help to Christians throughout the world."

According to a new U.N. report, Palestinian families within the Israeli-administered Area C on the West Bank are being driven from their homes.

Christian organizations raise their voices on the best way to protect the poor and refuce the national debt.

The Rev. Antonio Mora ministers to a town under siege, where masked men guard checkpoints and roads are blocked by burnt cars.

Violence, poverty, unemployment, hunger and precarious living conditions continue to make life difficult for Salvadorans nearly 20 years after the 1992 end of the 12-year civil war.

A car bomb exploded on Aug. 2 outside the Holy Family Syrian Catholic church in the city of Kirkuk, leaving at least 20 people injured.

Catholic sisters who live near London neighborhoods hit by riots are working with local authorities to help homeless victims. 

More than 11 million people in the region could be affected by the famine, brought on by drought and escalating food costs.