Signs Of the Times

Ruptures appeared in what had been a unified front among national Catholic leaders.

The bishops said the proposals could harm public safety and separate families.

A priest who has spent three years behind bars for pro-democracy efforts was released from prison on March 15, his sister, above, said.

A priest was found to have violated a condition of his reassignment by continuing to work with youth.

The Archdiocese of Chicago is seeking the canonization of the Rev. Augustine Tolton, the first U.S. priest of African descent.

These churches will be able to retain their Anglican character and much of their liturgy and practices while being in communion with the  Catholic Church.

The agency cited women employed in private homes as in need of protection from abuse and exploitation.

Church leaders in Pakistan cite a “lethargic attitude” toward attacks on religious minorities.

Christians in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu took part in a monthlong protest campaign for equal rights for dalit Christians.

Initial reports blame the attacks on members of the Muslim Fulani tribe against the Christian Berom tribe.