Infringements on the freedom of religion threaten peace worldwide as well as stifle authentic human development, the pope said.

Eight bishops in communion with Pope Benedict XVI laid their hands on Father Guo, whose ordination was illicit in the eyes of the church.

The Christian community was outraged by the acquittal on of a rich Muslim man accused of murdering a young Christian girl.

“This could be a good opportunity for us in the parishes to clarify and to teach," said Cardinal Oscar Rodríguez Maradiaga.

Bishop Hubbard called the New Start treaty a “modest step toward a world with greater respect for human life.”

The current outbreak of cholera has aggravated an already difficult situation for Haitians, the bishops said.

U.N. officials have been forced to cancel flights carrying medical supplies to the affected area in Haiti.

John Halligan, S.J., and Beatrice Chipeta, a Rosarian sister, were winners of the Opus Prize on Nov. 11

Catholic health care advocates will be carefully reviewing the pope's remarks to decide what the practical implications are.

The pope called access to adequate medical attention one of the “inalienable rights” of man