According to a report issued June 28 by the Natural Resources Defense Council, an estimated 18 million Americans are at risk of drinking lead-tainted water yet not know it.

Pell, a longtime critic of the Vatican's financial inefficiencies, had assumed control in a bid to assert authority over different areas of the Vatican's finances. Over time, Francis has trimmed his reach.

"We condemn all acts of violence without exception," the South Sudan Council of Churches said, noting that it is "time to build a peaceful nation."

Pope Francis named a new apostolic nuncio to Cape Verde among several other appointments on July 9th.

Father Bryan Massingale says that our national inability to confront the social outcomes of racism is a “spiritual cataract.”

Police Chief David Brown blamed "snipers" and said three suspects were in custody while a fourth had exchanged gunfire with authorities in a parking garage downtown.