Bishops in the Central African Republic say the crisis has been mischaracterized.

John Dear 'declines' to return to the order, but says he will continue his ministry.

The Senate rounded up 60 votes on Jan. 7 to ward off a potential filibuster on a bill that would resume the federal payment of emergency unemployment benefits. The Senate has yet to vote on the bill, and leaders in the Republican-controlled House have said they would not consider it until savings we

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Thomas P. Melady, who served in several diplomatic posts and continued to play a role as "citizen-scholar" long past the age when most people would have retired, died on Jan. 6. He was 86.Melady died at his Washington home of a brain tumor, which docto

Both sides in conflict must forgive, forget

Catholic agencies' keep services going in nasty weather