World & Vatican

From Chile to Haiti to Hong Kong, protests appear to be sweeping the globe. Although sparked by different events, they also reflect a common frustration with economic inequality and corrupt governments, experts say.

Christian Brother James Miller taught students and served as a vice principal at the La Sallian Christian Brothers school in this impoverished pocket of rural Guatemala. He was beatified Dec. 7 with a celebration on the soccer fields of the same school he once served.

ESTELI, Nicaragua -- On the day of the most heartfelt Marian feast in Nicaragua, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Catholic Church once again denounced the government's repression of the people and the persecution of the church itself.

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A popular Argentine priest has explained why he frequently wears a priestly cassock, even while the garment has fallen out of favor among some priests.

After Scotland’s Catholic bishops stressed the right to life as fundamental, their parliamentary office has released a letter setting out the Church’s teaching on abortion and assisted suicide ahead of the U.K. general election next week.

Grieving the loss of close family members, Bishop Midyphil Billones, auxiliary prelate of Cebu archdiocese, admitted he almost lost the faith, but then rediscovered it in a most unexpected place: in the midst Manila’s traffic jam.

Many disabled persons in Indonesia are subjected to abuse that is tantamount to torture, rights groups say

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis Sunday appointed Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, archbishop of Manila, Philippines, to lead the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

“Love for the homeland must be greater than the love for the Church and the law of the country is above canon law,” Bishop John Fang Xingyao told a Political Consultative Conference on Religions last week, reported Asia News.

VATICAN CITY -- The superior general of the Jesuit order told reporters Tuesday that the devil is real, after making headlines in August by stating that Satan is a symbol, not a person.

TURIN, Italy -- In Turin, Italy, the Daughters of Jesus the King is a religious community of  blind and visually impaired sisters who aim for holiness, and to be a sign that in Christ, there are no barriers that cannot be overcome.

El Salvador may have signed peace accords in 1992, but much hurt remains because those responsible for the deaths of 70,000 civilians and the disappearance of some 10,000 others have not been held accountable, a Salvadoran bishop said.

CUERNAVACA, Mexico --- The Diocese of Cuernavaca has suspended evening Masses due to insecurity in the city and surrounding state of Morelos, a reflection of the violence raging in parts of Mexico and its impact on the Catholic Church.