A three-day conference on issues faced by Catholic advocates of comprehensive immigration reform is scheduled for Jan. 11-13 in Salt Lake City.
Christians represent nearly a third of the estimated 6.9 billion 2010 global population.
Peace is not simply a gift to be received from God, the pope said; it is a task people of good will must undertake.
The administration it exploribng the wording of a religious exemption to a mandate that future health plans must cover contraceptives and sterilizations.
November unemployment numbers released on Dec. 2 indicated a decrease in joblessness from 9 percent to 8.6 percent.
In every region of the country, death sentences have declined, which eventually will affect the number of executions.