Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs urge Westerners to take humanitarian action.

The family under discussion when the extraordinary Synod of Bishops convenes at the Vatican on Oct 5 will bear little resemblance to the family of 50 or even 20 years ago The blended and extended families created by high rates of divorce remarriage and cohabitation -- along with the worldwide migr

Theologians from the University of St Thomas in St Paul Minn have released a letter to the Archbishop of St Paul ndash Minneapolis John Nienstedt They urge the archbishop to reintroduce himself to the ldquo people and parishes of the archdiocese rdquo to quot leave the legal talk to lawy

East Jerusalem tour heightens bishops' awareness of complexities

President Barack Obama's decision to delay executive measures on immigration until after the November elections drew sharp rebukes from some of the most vocal advocates for immigrants, while others plugged away at arguing for certain actions, and analysts weighed whether the delay hurts or helps

Three elderly Italian nuns murdered in Burundi were laid to rest on Sept. 11 in a Xaverian cemetery in the Democratic Republic of Congo amid heightened calls for action about their death.Sister Lucia Pulici, 75, Sister Olga Raschietti, 82, and Sister Bernadetta Boggian, 79, of the Xaverian Miss