Catholic leaders from some of the world’s worst conflict zones gathered in Rome on May 29 and 30 to discuss ways to make peace.

Refugees are continuing to arrive from Syria as more Christians and Alawite Muslims fear they could become targets of Sunni Islamic militants.

President Barack Obama awarded the 2012 Presidential Medal of Freedom to the civil rights activist Dolores Huerta.

The U.S. bishops joined with other national organizations in amassing more than 50,000 signatures on a petition asking for a change in U.S. nuclear arms policy.

Members of theShalom community came to the Vatican on May 16 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their founding.

A bill that would have prohibited abortions motivated by the gender of the unborn child failed to gain a needed two-thirds majority.