Prelates in several Latin American countries have spoken about the problem of drug trafficking in recent months.
The Notre Dame president called President Obama's upcoming visit "a basis for further positive engagement.
In a major address in Krakow, Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz assessed the progress of Jewish-Catholic relations in Poland over the last half-century.
Homeland Security plans to deploy federal agents to the southern border region are receiving mixed reviews from Mexican Catholic officials.
The Diocese of Meru has developed a ritual called An Alternative Rite of Passage, which formally marks a girls passage into adolescence.
President Obama said he would be happy to avoid ethical disputes if alternatives to embryonic stem-cell research turn out to be equally promising.
While thirteen Israelis died during the conflict, at least 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, perished.