“As the legislation moves forward, the Archdiocese of Washington will continue its dialogue with the council,” said Susan Gibbs, spokeswoman for the archdiocese.
"The U.S. is not becoming less Catholic because the Roman Catholic Church is becoming more Hispanic," said Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J., at a Fordham University forum on "Being Latino."
“It is inconceivable that with more than 100 world leaders gathered together in one room...they have failed to commit themselves to adequate and binding obligations," said the secretary general of Cidse.
Thirty faith-based institutional investors are using their shareholder clout to urge 21 health companies to disclose the compensation packages for their top executives.
Bishop Howard J. Hubbard, the chair of the committee, called for the development of "specific criteria" for troop withdrawal.
Christians conducted a vigil service in Bhopal, India, to remember victims and survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide chemical disaster.