The U.S. State Department's will no longer contribute to the U.N. Population Fund because of the agency's involvement in China's "one-child policy."

The committee chairmen also said that withdrawal of the bill "must not end our nation's efforts to improve health care."

Conditions have worsened for surviving Christians under the dictatorship of Kim Jong Un, said a priest working with North Korean refugees in China.

Catholic bishops in Congo have abandoned attempts to arrange a government-opposition power-sharing agreement, amid rising violence.

Keeler was known for his vital role in ecumenical and interreligious relations.

"Let us think about Patrick the 'unlearned refugee' (as he once described himself), the slave in exile, Patrick the undocumented migrant."

New Mexico Catholic bishops distanced themselves from Catholic legislators who support abortion and physician-assisted suicide.

Cardinal Thomas Collins called Trudeau's policy "arrogant for powerful, wealthy nations to dictate what priorities developing countries should embrace."

Health care is not just another issue, but a "fundamental issue of human life and dignity" and "a critical component of the Catholic Church's ministry."

Since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June, about 7,000 mostly poor people have died in police raids and killings carried out by unknown assailants.