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

The prominent humanitarian organization Human Rights Watch alleged on Sept 11 that three Israeli attacks on Gaza schools caused numerous civilian casualties in violation of the laws of war In the first in-depth documentation of the alleged violations Human Rights Watch investigated the three atta

Ukraine's Catholic bishops have warned their country is now "flowing in blood," and urged Western governments not to become "accomplices in the sin of murder" by failing to support it. "This peaceful sovereign nation has been subjected to a direct military intervention b

Couples with kids, cohabitating are among those marrying at Mass with Pope Francis.

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India has appealed to Catholics to mobilize funds and materials to augment church relief work in northern Jammu and Kashmir state, devastated by floods.While nearly 250 people have perished in the floods following torrential rains in the Kashmir Valley in the