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No official response from Ugandan bishops to country's anti-gay law

March 19, 2014

CAIRO - Weeks after a controversial bill against homosexuality became law in their country, there was still no official word from Uganda's Catholic bishops on how they perceived it, said a senior Catholic spokesman.

Sri Lankans protest arrest of Catholic activists under terrorism act

March 18, 2014

NEW DELHI - Protests are growing in Sri Lanka over the security forces' arrest of two outspoken Catholic human rights activists under stringent terrorism laws.

Underground bishop of Shanghai who spent decades in prison dies at 96

March 17, 2014

HONG KONG - Bishop Joseph Fan Zhongliang of Shanghai, a prominent leader of China's underground Catholic Community, died after a brief illness March 16 at his home. He was 96.

As tensions continue with Russia, Ukrainian Catholic leader meets Pope Francis

March 17, 2014

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis met privately at the Vatican with the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church March 17, the day after pro-Russian voters on the Crimean peninsula voted to secede from Ukraine in a referendum the United States and European Union called illegal.

Pope Francis invited to address U.S. Congress

March 14, 2014

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan invitation to Pope Francis to address a joint session of Congress if he comes to the U.S. in 2015 recognizes "the importance of the qualities" the pontiff embodies that resonate with people around the globe, said Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl of Washington.

Ukrainian Catholics fear 'new oppression'

March 14, 2014

OXFORD, England -- A Ukrainian Catholic priest in Crimea said church members are alarmed and frightened by the Russian military occupation and fear their communities might be outlawed again if Russian rule becomes permanent.

Syria's bishops call for cease-fire, urge Catholics to fast

March 14, 2014

BEIRUT - Catholic bishops of Syria called for a cease-fire in Syria and for the pursuit of the Geneva peace talks to end the crisis in the war-torn country.

Czech priest, philosopher Tomas Halik wins 2014 Templeton Prize

March 13, 2014

Fr. Tomas Halik, a Roman Catholic priest and philosopher, one-time Czech political activist and an advocate for religious freedom and interfaith dialogue, won the 2014 Templeton Prize March 13 for religious and spiritual progress.

U.S. Catholic coalition files class-action lawsuit to block HHS mandate

March 13, 2014

WASHINGTON - A coalition of nearly 200 Catholic dioceses, agencies and businesses has asked a federal court in Oklahoma to block enforcement of a Department of Health and Human Services mandate that it says would force its members to violate their religious beliefs.

Ukrainian Catholics fear 'new oppression' after Russian takeover

March 12, 2014

OXFORD, England - A Ukrainian Catholic priest in Crimea said church members are alarmed and frightened by the Russian military occupation and fear their communities might be outlawed again if Russian rule becomes permanent.