Malaysian Catholic bishops called the escalation of violence against Christian churches in their country “worrisome and delicate.”
The bishops urged both Palestinians and Israelis to support public officials who “take courageous initiatives for a just resolution of the conflict."
Organizers say more than 100,000 participated in the Washington march this year.
The pope responded to the widespread impression that Pope Pius XII did not do enough to speak out against the Holocaust.
An ad profiling Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow's mother and her decision against medical advice not to abort him is scheduled to air during this weekend's Super Bowl.
Authorities raised their estimates of the number of dead to 200,000, and more than 1.5 million are now homeless.
In a letter to Congress three leading U.S. bishops called on the body to "set aside partisan divisions and special-interest pressures" to achieve genuine health reform.