Bishop Jose Elmer Mangalinao of Bayombong welcomed the June 24 ruling, which dismissed a complaint against him, another priest, and community leaders related to a mining exploration project.

A statue of Padre Pio in Italy has allegedly shed a tear of blood. The parish priest believes the phenomenon to be real, but the Church must investigate and verify.

The federal government is seeking to seize land from the Las Cruces Diocese for 1.5 miles of border wall, a move the diocese says would desecrate a sacred site and impede religious practice.

Two bishops from Burkina Faso spoke about efforts to gain international support for the university, which they said they hope can be part of the solution to the terrorism and violence.

The judge said the fact that the 15- and 11-year-old girls do not enjoy popular music demonstrated an alleged deficiency in their cultural education.

The traditionalist society published an open letter to the Vatican on June 24, ahead of the extraordinary consistory of cardinals and their episcopal consecrations without papal approval.

The Vatican Publishing House released the English edition of "The Lord Holds Us by the Hand" on June 24.

Dusty Ray Spencer's crime "merits a severe punishment," but the state should "exercise mercy," the state bishops' conference said.

Kenya's bishops have called on the nation's government to halt plans for an Ebola treatment facility due to "lack of transparency and disclosure of its governing terms."

The pope met with authors to mark the 100th anniversary of the Vatican Publishing House.