Coordinators in Rio de Janeiro are preparing for up to 2.5 million people.

A vote will be held on the canonization of John XXIII, even in the absence of a miracle.

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholics working for environmental justice welcomed President Barack Obama's plan to address climate change, saying it is an ambitious proposal that deserves watching to ensure that it is carried out.The primary concern identified by the faith-based environment advocates rev

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, defining marriage as between one man and one woman is unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause, the Supreme Court ruled June 26 in a 5-4 opinion.In a separate case, the court sent back to lower courts a challenge to Californ

Many bishops lamented a scarcity of resources to support the reunification of families.

President Barack Obama June 14 nominated Ken Hackett, retired president of Catholic Relief Services, to be U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Obama's announcement about Hackett came late in the day, along with his nominees for ambassador posts in Brazil, Spain, Germany, Denmark and Ethiopia.&