The site—www.laudatosi.va—"witnesses not only to the impact of the encyclical, but also the creativity and generosity of the people of God everywhere in the world."

A divided Supreme Court bolstered police powers on Monday, ruling that evidence of a crime in some cases may be used against a defendant even if the police did something wrong or illegal in obtaining it.The 5-3 decision drew heated dissents from liberal justices who warned that the ou

"If you ask me today which direction am I leaning more toward—ancient text or a modern forgery—based on this new evidence, I'm leaning toward modern forgery."

Bishops of dioceses which themselves fell victim to mass shootings in recent years were among the flood of Catholic leaders offering condolences and consolation to survivors and family members of the victims of the mass shooting on June 12 at a gay nightclub attack in Orlando, Florida.The mass shoot

"Refugees are people like everyone, but war took away their home, work, relatives and friends," Pope Francis said.

"This is our winter," said Shannon Clancy, chief philanthropy officer for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Phoenix. "Out West when the heat turns up, the need actually increases."