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Economic woes, violence leave Venezuelan charities short of food, meds

March 11, 2014

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Deep economic problems and violent demonstrations in Venezuela have left Catholic charities struggling to supply food and medical supplies amid an increase in demand for services, said a top Catholic aid official.

Catholic officials: Release of kidnapped nuns was answer to prayers

March 10, 2014

BEIRUIT - The release of at least 12 Greek Orthodox nuns who were abducted in Syria in December was an answer to prayers, said regional Catholic officials.

Atheists in court to stop Ground Zero cross

March 7, 2014

NEW YORK - Atheists are challenging plans to include a 17-foot, cross-shaped beam that became a famous symbol of Ground Zero after 9/11 in a display at the national memorial museum that is scheduled to open this spring.

Are Egypt's Christians persecuted? Copts' answers vary

March 6, 2014

CAIRO - Egypt's minority Christians have various opinions regarding claims that they are being persecuted in their predominantly Muslim country.

Pope asks Christians to pray for Ukraine

March 3, 2014

VATICAN CITY - As uncertainty reigned in Ukraine and Russian troops appeared to have control of the Crimean peninsula, Pope Francis again asked the world's Christians to pray for Ukraine and urged the parties involved in the conflict to engage in dialogue.

Tacloban recovery slow as residents confront questions about the future

February 27, 2014

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A small sign — a sheet of paper printed from a computer — announces "We're now open" on the front door of Matthew's Meat Shop on Real Street, across from some of the most devastated communities in this typhoon-ravaged city.

Oleksandr Turchynov’s Baptist faith may help defuse Ukrainian crisis

February 27, 2014

KIEV, Ukraine - Acting Ukraine President Oleksandr Turchynov is neither Ukrainian Orthodox nor Eastern Rite Catholic, and that may be the key to his success at a time when fissures between East and West are threatening to split the country, analysts say.

Ukrainian archbishop sees lingering threat of war, but signs of hope

February 25, 2014

VATICAN CITY - The three months of protests in Ukraine that ended with government snipers killing dozens of people strengthened the commitment to democracy of many Ukrainians, but also left the country vulnerable to further violence and division, said the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church.

Venezuela's Catholic leaders urge dialogue, respect for demonstrators

February 25, 2014

LIMA, Peru - As protests in Venezuela continued, with flare-ups of violence, the country's Catholic leaders urged dialogue and respect for the demonstrators' human rights.

'Restorative justice,' not death penalty, urged for accused bomber

February 21, 2014

WASHINGTON - In light of the proposed death penalty for 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the accused in the Boston Marathon bombings, "Jesus weeps ... again" at the injustice, the U.S. Conference of Major Superiors of Men said in a Feb. 19 statement.