The bishops called for government action in the wake of the slaying of 27 workers on a farm owned by an alleged drug kingpin.

The Rockford Diocese shuts down its services after a new Illinois law requires placement with same-sex or cohabitating couples.

The U.S. bishops' spring general assembly consider of a new document on physician-assisted suicide.

The pope’s long-term aim is not simply to allow the old and new rites to coexist but to move toward a “common rite.”

The U.S. bishops' harsh critique of a Elizabeth Johnson's book was not meant to question her “dedication, honor, creativity or service.”

Researchers acknowledged that there is uncertainty about the scale of future risk, but argued, “Uncertainty is not a reason for inaction."