At a press conference in Washington, D.C., two Congressmen urged Obama to forgo rescinding the Bush administration's conscience-protection regulation.

President Obama's recent proposal to open a new round of nuclear arms reduction talks with Russia has inspired hope among disarmament advocates.

The study reports that those who left the Catholic Church were more likely to have done so because they no longer believed in its teachings.

Homeowners carrying loans worth more than the current value of their homes, said one lawyer, would likely default again when loan modifications ended.

Catholic bishops elected by several mainland Chinese dioceses will have to be subjected to further scrutiny before they are consecrated.

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja has said that the so-called religious violence between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria is not about religion.