The outgoing superintendent in the archdiocese of Washington said vigorous support for Catholic education is lacking from both parents and pastors.
The scorched head of Mary is all that remains of the Nagasaki cathedral destroyed by the atomic bomb.
“You also can’t underestimate the value of pastoral presence,” said Gordon Wage of Catholic Charities.
At least four people died when buses carrying Christian university students was bombed near the Iraqi city of Mosul.
The Catholic University Students' Centre of Thailand has been encouraging its members to meet members of fueding political parties.
An election victory for Iraq’s more secular parties is not tempting Iraqi Christian refugees to return home,