An official at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops recently urged the United States to maintain its role as a global leader in refugee protection.

The U.S. bishops declared suicide “a terrible tragedy, one that a compassionate society should work to prevent.”

Critics argue that the proposed measure would place the Christian minority at a distinct disadvantage.

Pakistan's decision to shut down a federal ministry charged with safeguarding the rights of the nation's religious minorities has renewed fears that conditions for minorities will worsen.

Pope Benedict XVI blamed persistent world hunger on selfish and profit-driven economic models.

More than 1,400 people have been killed since the regime of Bashar al-Assad began its brutal clampdown on dissent in Syria.