The announcement that a London-based family planning charity would open an abortion clinic in Belfast caught Northern Ireland’s politicians by surprise.

"Frontex, as an E.U. agency, is bound to do all in its power to ensure that the rights of migrants entering the E.U. are respected.”

As a global synod convened in October, it may be fair to ask how the "new" evangelization differs from the "old."

In Guatemala young women are vulnerable to many forms of violence, according to the human rights office of the Archdiocese of Guatemala City.

By traveling to Guantánamo Bay, the family members had a unique opportunity to face personally the men accused of murdering their loved ones.

A papal delegation of bishops, including Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, will travel to the capital of war-torn Syria in late October.