Iraq's ancient Christian communities face extinction if a U.S. withdrawal is not accompanied by a comprehensive humanitarian response, says Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.
Pope Benedict XVI praised the 108 nations that have adopted a treaty banning the stockpiling and use of cluster bombs.
Access to water is just one small part of the complex of political and structural discord between Israelis and the Palestinians.
Anglo-Catholic clergy are sharply divided over how to respond to the ordination of women as bishops.
Catholic and other church-owned health systems have been shown to demonstrate greater quality and efficiency than not-for-profit or investor-owned systems.
Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Internationalis coordinate a global response to the unprecedented emergency in Pakistan