The city of Homs has now endured almost four weeks of Syrian army attacks with artillery and heavy weapons.

The head of Banghazi's diminished Catholic community spoke of a need to rebuild his congregation and of the uncertainties ahead.

Outside the White House on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, members of the Catholic Worker demonstrated for repentance and conversion of “ourselves, our society and our churches to the Gospel way of justice."

Thousands of children are forced every day to serve in armed gangs or armies as combatants, spies or in sexual servitude.

“Dear friends of the United States, Mexico needs your help to stop this terrible violence that we’re suffering,” President Felipe Calderón said.

The role of religion in society and its protection from a “deeply intolerant” militant secularism were themes in Rome and at Lambeth Palace in Great Britain last month.