Cardinal makes plea on immigrants
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People should do more to welcome immigrants, the leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales says.
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The Vatican's new secretary of state urged diplomats Friday to work for religious freedom everywhere, touching on a sensitive issue between the Holy See and some countries, including Muslim ones, where people are not allowed to worship freely.
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ROME -- Pope Benedict XVI brought together diplomats from more than 20 Islamic countries yesterday and told them that Christians and Muslims must overcome historical enmities and join to reject all forms of violence and intolerance.
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MADRID, Feb 8  (IPS) - In the campaign for Spainâs Mar. 9 elections, there  are two opposing positions on the question of immigration. On the  left, the predominant viewpoint is that immigrants must be  accepted, and that comprehensive global solutions are needed,  while on the right the attitude is at best to cold-shoulder, and  at worst to harass them.
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A Tory MP calls for change in law after illegal migrants are told to make their own way to an immigration centre.
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Justice commissioner wants a register holding fingerprints and pictures of all visitors in an effort to keep out illegal immigrants
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates called on the U.S. Congress to raise the cap on skilled-worker visas, saying the county's economic future was at stake.
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Proposals in France to tighten entry conditions for immigrants' relatives are to be debated by MPs.
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Archbishop Sean O'Malley made an emotional appeal Saturday to Catholics who oppose the downsizing of local parishes, saying the cuts are so painful that he sometimes asks God to "call me home and let someone else finish this job."
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A new Catholic migrant outreach center named for former Diocese of Tucson Bishop Manuel D. Moreno is drawing protests from a support group for victims of clergy abuse.
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A Roman Catholic archbishop will ask officials of St. Louis University to take âappropriate actionâ against its basketball coach, who said in a television interview that he supports abortion rights.
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BELFAST (BBC News) - There is speculation the pope may visit Northern Ireland Pope Benedict XVI may visit Northern Ireland, according to a leading Irish clergyman. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said he interpreted the choice of Sean Brady as cardinal as an indication the pope wants to visit Northern Ireland. Dr Brady, the Archbishop of Armagh, was one of 24 cardinals named on Wednesday. Ireland will now have three cardinals for the first time in its history, with Cardinal Cathal Daly and Cardinal Desmond Connell already in the roles.
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In speech to conservatives, senator confronts critics over issues such as immigration head on.
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Â· Leniency urged for failure to declare donations  Â· New attack over illegal immigrants' NI numbers
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The cardinals of two of the most   important Roman Catholic dioceses in North America were accused   in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday of allowing a priest wanted for   multiple sex abuse to flee California for Mexico.
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Israeli PM Ehud Olmert asks the Pope to urge Christians to denounce Holocaust denial, at talks in the Vatican.
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Mass immigration is stretching Irish resources and demanding new approaches, the BBC's Paul Moss reports.