"The truth about violations of international human rights and humanitarian law ... must be publicly acknowledged," the Sri Lankan bishop of Mannar told a special government commission.
A federal court has ruled that a cross on a San Diego hillside conveys a message of government endorsement of religion.
Christians in the Holy Land face "two extremisms," said one observer: "the Muslim one.. and the Israeli right wing."
The bishops plan to focus on "correcting serious moral problems in the current law."
Christians and other minority groups have been warned to be on their guard in the wake of the killing of the governor of Punjab Province.
Pope Benedict deplored recent attacks on Christians in Iraq, Egypt and Nigeria.
A new survey documents the problem of migrants being preyed up on as they travel to Mexico. Critics allege it undercounts the number of victims.