A Canadian official has fired back at the country's bishops after they criticized his recently introduced bill against human smuggling.

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.

“This could be a good opportunity for us in the parishes to clarify and to teach," said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

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

“Our country has not stepped up to help,” said Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, “these people have nothing and cannot go back.”

Has partisanship and politicization seeped into the church from U.S. culture?

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

John Halligan, S.J., and Beatrice Chipeta, a Rosarian sister, were winners of the Opus Prize on Nov. 11