Erwin Kräutler, a Catholic bishop, received the Right Livelihood Award for his work defending the rights of indigenous people in Brazil.
South Korean priests asked Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk of Seoul to resign after he publically disagreed with a statement from his fellow bishops.
Leaders of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt said a deadly attack against Christian worshipers was an act of political destabilization and a sign of the increasingly radical "Islamization" of the country.
Making African farmers reliant on proprietary, genetically modified seeds "stands out like a new form of slavery," said Cardinal Peter Turkson.
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki announced Jan. 4 that he had directed archdiocesan attorneys "to file a petition for a Chapter 11."
A presumed miracle needed for the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II reportedly has reached the final stages of approval
Many of the travelers were children whose mothers left Guatemala years ago to earn money to send back to their families.