America Staff

A group that aids migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has been ticketed him for littering after leaving supplies for the refugees.

The bill now before the Senate creates “new and completely unacceptable federal policy that endangers human life and rights of conscience,” three leading bishops said.

A report describing in detail failures of church leaders in handling sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese of Dublin has resulted in calls for further investigations.

Cardinal Cahal Daly was remembered for his “sustained efforts in the promotion of justice and peace in Northern Ireland.”

Explosives were detonated inside St. Ephrem’s Church on Nov. 26, and the building was reduced to a “blackened shell.”

Edward Schillebeeckx, O.P., served as theological adviser to the Dutch bishops during the Second Vatican Council and was seen as the main inspiration behind the Dutch catechism for adults.

U.S. bishops plan to launch a postcard campaign in 2010 to urge Congress to make comprehensive immigration reform its next priority.

The U.N.-sponsored World Summit on Food Security in Rome ended with many participants frustrated with the lack of progress on food security goals.

Archbishop Rowan Williams, spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion, said the ecumenical situation really is a “glass half full.”