Pope Benedict XVI urged audiences to rediscover the spiritual and moral values that sustained their struggle for freedom from Communist rule.

Carl A. Anderson, the supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, has been named by Pope Benedict XVI to a council that supervises the Vatican bank.

The second Synod of Bishops for Africa will spotlight the “forgotten wars” that are no longer on the media radar but cause daily suffering.

Christian girls in the Gaza Strip are under pressure to wear Islamic dress in public schools.

Days after the deposed leader of Honduras returned to his country, church leaders met with both parties involved in the political standoff.

Many people who fled the country during the war have returned, although they struggle to survive amid a shattered economy.