Christian educators warn that funding discrimination by the Israel's Ministry of Education may force the closure of about 48 Christian schools, affecting some 33,000 pupils—roughly half Christian, half Muslim—who attend the institutions.

“How are LGBT people supposed to feel welcome in the Catholic Church when church officials will not allow them to speak?” asked Francis DeBernardo, executive director at New Ways Ministry, one of the organizers of the workshop.

Colombia's bishops express optimism about peace process that began in late 2012

The United States is "a nation of immigrants and we are proud of that," New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said at the Marian shrine of Knock.

Julian Bond was a long-time legislator and breaker of barriers.

The Tianjin Diocesan Social Service Center helped line up 60 volunteers to assist the government's rescue and relief work. Volunteers donated drinking water, clothes and other supplies to hospitals and temporary settlements for evacuees.