Catholic leaders in the Central African Republic spoke of a humanitarian crisis and criticized attempts to fuel interreligious clashes in their nation.Msgr. Cyriaque Gbate Doumalo, secretary-general of the nation's Catholic bishops' conference, told Catholic News Service on Dec. 11 that thou

Protest is "very much a spiritual movement," said Ukranian Bishop Borys Gudziak.

The service was said to have been one of the biggest gatherings of world leaders.

When fast-food workers across the country walked off their jobs demanding higher wages on Dec. 5, their actions should have caught the attention of the nation's Catholics, say those who stress that the call for a living wage echoes long-standing Catholic social teaching.Christine Firer Hinze, th

Pope Francis asked God to "console and strengthen all who mourn (Mandela's) loss."

"To him, people mattered because of who they were, not the position they held."

Cardinal Sean P. O'Malley of Boston announced the decision at a Vatican briefing for reporters on Dec. 5.

The tense conditions have left people barricaded in their homes in the capital, Bangui.

Pope Francis is "a prophet who sees the world as it is and has the courage to say so."

Lawyers for a woman who claims she suffered a miscarriage because of the way a Michigan Catholic hospital handled her case have filed suit on her behalf against the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops over its "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care."The lawsuit was file