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News/International

Women carry their babies in a shopping district in Beijing, China, in this Oct. 30, 2015, file photo.

U.S. pro-life leaders praise decision to defund U.N. agency

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WASHINGTON – The chairman of the U.S. bishops' pro-life committee and other prominent pro-life leaders cheered the U.S. State Department's April 3 announcement that it would no longer contribute to the U.N. Population Fund because of the agency's involvement in China's Population and Family Planning Law, long known as the "one-child policy."

Bishops of Paraguay is calling for peace after demonstrators set fire to the country's Congressional building in Asuncion March 31.

Paraguay's bishops call for peace after riots, fire at Congress building

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ASUNCION, Paraguay – The Bishops of Paraguay made an urgent appeal for peace after hundreds of demonstrators set fire to the National Congress building in Asuncion on the night of March 31.

"What we are against are issues, not the person," Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupa said of Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte April. 4.

Philippines' bishops say they oppose Duterte's policies, not the man

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MANILA, Philippines – The head of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines assured the government that the country's church leaders are not against President Rodrigo Duterte.

The Supreme Tribunal of Justice's revisions on its ruling effectively stripping Venezuela's legislature of its power did not go far enough, says Cardinal Baltazar Porras Cardozo of Merida.

Venezuela cardinal: supreme court’s revised ruling mere “cosmetic retouching”

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CARACAS, Venezuela – Shortly after Venezuela's supreme court revised its decision effectively stripping the legislature of its powers this weekend, one of the country's cardinals responded by calling the reversal a mere “cosmetic retouching.”

As Chicago continues to be plagued by violence, Pope Francis has sent words of encouragement, solidarity and peace

Let peace heal your city, Pope tells violence plagued Chicago

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CHICAGO, Ill. – As violence continues to plague the city of Chicago, Pope Francis has sent words of encouragement, solidarity and hope to the people who live there.

South Africa's bishops' conference said that while they respect calls for the resignation of president Jacob Zuma, the act alone would not solve the country's corruption problem.

South African bishops: Zuma resignation would not solve corruption

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Corruption must be rooted out at every level of government in South Africa, said the country's Catholic bishops.

Pope Francis arrives to the altar to celebrate the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia Sept. 27, 2015.

New Jersey teen pleads guilty to plotting attack on Pope during 2015 visit

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PHILADELPHIA – A New Jersey teen pleaded guilty April 3 of plotting an attack on Pope Francis during the pontiff's visit to Philadelphia in 2015 during the World Meeting of Families.

Workers collect oil from a stream below the site of an oil pipeline break in 2016 in Wachapea, Peru. A Peruvian court has upheld the right of Awajun and Wampis indigenous communities to be consulted about oil drilling on their land.

Peruvian court: Indigenous communities must be consulted before drilling

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LIMA, Peru – A Peruvian court has upheld the right of Awajun and Wampis indigenous communities to be consulted about oil drilling on their land, in a case supported by Catholic Church leaders.

Pope Francis talks with Britain's Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during a private audience April 4 at the Vatican.

Pope Francis meets Britain's Prince Charles at the Vatican

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VATICAN CITY – Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the duchess of Cornwall, met April 4 with Pope Francis at the Vatican.

A Russian woman weeps as she lays flowers at a memorial April 4 in Moscow in memory of victims of a bomb blast the previous day in St. Petersburg. The metro attack, which killed at least 11 people and wounded dozens more, was carried out by a suicide bomber, said Russian officials.

Moscow Archbishop laments 'curse of terrorism' after St. Petersburg attack

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MOSCOW, Russia – Archbishop Paolo Pezzi of Moscow offered his prayers and condolences following a deadly explosion in the St. Petersburg metro on Monday afternoon.

Rescue workers recover the body of mudslide victim April 2 in Mocoa, Colombia. Rescue crews searched for survivors after mudslides devastated areas of southern Colombia, killing more than 250 people.

Bishop asks for aid after chaos of Colombia landslide

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MOCOA, Colombia – The bishop of the Colombian city scourged by landslides on Saturday has described a “complex and chaotic situation”, and appealed for humanitarian aid for the city's inhabitants.

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