Iraq's ancient Christian communities face extinction if a U.S. withdrawal is not accompanied by a comprehensive humanitarian response, says Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick.

Anglo-Catholic clergy are sharply divided over how to respond to the ordination of women as bishops.

Catholic Relief Services and Caritas Internationalis coordinate a global response to the unprecedented emergency in Pakistan

A Philippines bishop has urged the government to resume peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front amid reports the rebel group is preparing for war. 

A generation after the end of the cold war, the Initiative proposes redirecting resources saved by nuclear arms reductions toward peace-building.

Pope Benedict XVI praised the 108 nations that have adopted a treaty banning the stockpiling and use of cluster bombs.