Signs Of the Times

A special collection for Haiti in Catholic parishes nationwide has raised $58.7 million to date.

The Iraqi Council of Christian Church Leaders was pleased with the level of public participation in the recent elections.

A group of Palestinian Christians, Muslims and some Jewish supporters managed to breach the tight security separating Bethlehem and Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.

Two pending federal lawsuits seek to pull the Vatican into U.S. courts over claims that it is liable for damages to victims of sexual abuse by priests

Palestinians are frustrated by excessive presence of Israeli police and numerous barricades during Holy Week.

Twice during Holy Week liturgies, the pope was caught unawares when his aides spoke passionately about the barrage of criticism the pontiff has faced. 

Catholic officials condemned the slayings of 10 young people in the state of Durango and suspended long-running Holy Week missionary programs.

A German-born bishop who headed a prelature in Norway admitted that his resignation last year was linked to the sexual abuse of a minor.

L’Osservatore Romano hailed the new U.S.-Russia disarmament treaty on April 7 as a “significant and courageous step toward international security”

Vatican authorities emphasized that it was the pope who, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, pushed for harsher measures against abusers.