"It was unfair to the vast majority of victims and unfair to all private and nonprofit organizations," said Auxiliary Bishop Gerald Wilkerson of Los Angeles.

The withdrawal will mean no Daughters of Charity will serve at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville for the first time since the order founded the hospital in 1898.

A key mission of Catholics should be to reduce anger among people, says a retired Indian archbishop noted for his peacemaking efforts.

Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone stepped down Tuesday with a speech praising the pontificate of retired Pope Benedict XVI and stressing its continuity with that of Pope Francis.

The president of the German bishops' conference said he is following the case of a bishop under fire for allegedly spending close to $40 million in renovations.

Archbishop Piero Marini, a Vatican official, recalls watching bishops pour out of the Vatican hall where they gathered 50 years ago to bring change to the Catholic church.