human rights

This year marks the 40th anniversary of “The Challenge of Peace: God’s Promise and Our Response,” the 1983 letter of the U.S. Catholic bishops on questions of war and peace.

An orchestra made up of eight musicians from either side of that Middle Eastern divide were in the same building Feb. 23, performing a classical musical concert for a selected audience.

The Diocese of Memphis invited the faithful to a Jan. 27 noontime rosary for peace at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Peru’s bishops pleaded for peace as violent protests against the country’s current president and legislature have claimed the lives of dozens of people.

Businesses and corporate lobbies pushed EU governments “to modify the proposed rules, making it harder for victims to obtain justice.

The court announced Dec. 7 that the legislation to ban “direct” and “indirect” pro-life “influence” within 100 meters of abortion facilities did not infringe the right to free expression upheld by the convention, to which the U.K. is a signatory.

In her first on-camera interview since she was acquitted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2018 and left the country, Bibi urged government agencies to “thoroughly” investigate blasphemy-related offenses.

European church leaders have urged awareness of human rights issues during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, amid continued criticism that the Gulf state was allowed to host the tournament.