The poverty rate is much higher in Africa, where about one in four people suffers from chronic hunger.
A British court ruled on June 1 that the social services agency of the Catholic Diocese of Leeds, England, could not continue as an adoption agency unless it assessed same-sex couples as potential adopters and foster parents. • Even with a proposed amendment to include public institutions, a Ne
The withdrawal of federal forces will cause panic among people, said one priest who tracks casualties among the Christian population.
Alleviating the "acute suffering of the poor" in North Korea must take priority over military action.
Franciscan Father Michael Perry of the United States (left) was elected June 5 as vicar general of the Order of Friars Minor.
The United Nations has appealed for massive financial support to serve refugees and internally displaced people.
A pastoral letter to Chinese Catholics encourages the reconciliation of "official and unofficial" segments of the church community