UN peacekeepers struggle to contain two ongoing crises in Africa as the New Year begins.

New rules to promote greater appreciation of religious orders' distinctive missions.

This morning, Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the mother church of the Jesuit order, the church of the Gesù, to mark the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus and to give thanks for the enrollment of the first Jesuit to be ordained a priest, Peter Faber, S.J., in the list of the saints. In his

Some parents are voicing concerns about how children may be affected by easy access to pot.

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz seeks a break from fines over compliance with the Affordable Care Act.

The United Nations moved on the diplomatic and military fronts on Dec. 30 to douse the flames of conflict in South Sudan, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urging the government to free political prisoners to facilitate talks with rebels and the Security Council holding a crisis meeting o