Photos of happy families were posted inside the Fast 4 Families Community Tent at the National Mall in Washington. Beside the smiling faces, however, were Post-it notes that read “I pray that families stay together” and “God, please don’t take my mom away.” National rel

The Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice drew about 1,100 participants on Nov. 16.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan spoke in his final address as president of the U.S. bishops' conference.

On Nov. 13, the U.S. State Department designated Nigeria’s Boko Haram network a terror organization, bowing to months of pressure to act against the radical Islamist group which has killed hundreds of people, especially among Nigeria’s Christian communities. • Working people struggl

“This is no longer the Tacloban that we loved. Everything is gone."

The economic recovery plods on, but the U.S. poverty level hasn’t budged in years.