Signs Of the Times

The president’s address offered a sign that the administration has been listening to concerns raised by the bishops and pro-life organizations about abortion funding in any reform legislation.

The bishops of Nigeria blame government inaction for the death of more than 2,000 people during a recent uprising by an extremist Islamic group.

The official lamented that producing urgently needed medicines is no longer driven by traditional medical ethics, but by money.

For the first time in the history of the church in China, a Catholic seminary on the mainland is offering a program to train pastoral workers and catechists.

On the eve of the opening of the 64th General Assembly, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan said the U.N. should embrace the notion of “the human person as the heart of all institutions.”

Catholic presence in Afghanistan is limited to aid workers. Preaching Christianity is strictly forbidden.

The new translation will serve the majority of Spanish-speaking Catholics who cannot understand current Spanish translations of the Bible.

The convictions of six people on charges related to anti-Christian violence have “strengthened our people’s morale,” the local bishop said.

Supporters of the initiative see minarets as political symbols and signs of an increasing Islamic presence in Switzerland.

Christians are not seen as integral members of society, “as citizens, with the same rights and duties” as the majority but as “a people apart.”